Refractive surgery - Dr. Sharma Flashcards
What are the types of refractive surgeries?
Incisional, Thermal procedures, Excimer laser refractive surgery, INTACTS (Intracorneal) and Intraocular Surgery
During Incisional surgeries, which cuts would flatten the corneal more?
Larger incisions, central incision, deeper cuts and shorter tunnel cuts
What are the types of incisional refractive surgeries?
Radial keratotomy (RK) Astigmatic Keratotomy (AK) Relaxing Incisions: Limbal (LRI) or Peripheral (PRI)
Radial Keratotomy was only used for _____ and _____ correction.
myopia, astigmatism
Where do the inrastromal corneal ring implant in the cornea?
deep stroma
How thick does the corneal has to be inorder to do intrastromal corneal ring implant?
450microns thick
INTACS Intrastromal corneal ring segment is to correct ______ and treat _______.
myopia. keratoconus
Laser Thermal Kertoplasty is used to treat _______, causes shrinkage ______ collagen.
hyperopia, stromal
In Conductive Keratoplasty, _____ waves heat/shrink collagen.
radio
What kind of gas laser is use in the excimer laser?
Argon-fluoride gas laser
Excimer laser is to correct _______ and _______.
refractive errors, higher order aberrations
Phtorefractive Kertectomy is mechanically removed ________ by using excimer laser photoablates ______ and ________.
corneal epithelium, bowman’s, anterior stroma
_________ may reduce risk haze development.
Mitomycin-C
What is used to loosen epithelium in Laser Subepithelial Keratectomy (LASEK)?
Alcohol
T/F LASEK is more discomfort than PRK.
False, less discomfort
LASIK uses a mechanical ______ or ______.
microkeratome (blade). Femtosecond laser/ INTRALASE (no blade)
Wavefront LASIK can take away ____ order aberration.
high
Larger diameter Flap and more ablation will cause ____ tissue loss per diopter and _____ glare.
more, less
Thicker corneas, Keloid formers and higher corrections > -6D is an indication for which refractive surgery?
LASIK
In LASIK complication, microK flap causes ____ microns, Femto lap _____ microns and Excimer _______ microns/diopter of corneal ectasia (fluids build up in corneal stroma).
160, 90-110, 14