Management for Refractive Error Flashcards

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Refractive Error: Management

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Management for Refractice Error

Eyeglasses
Contact lenses

Surgery - Laser Vision Correction Photorefractive Keratectomy (myopia relative curvature is decreased while hyperopia the relative curvature is increased)

LASIK (Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis)
- flattening the anterior curvature of the cornea by removing a stromal lamella or layer

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