Refractive Surgery for High Myopia

J. Bradley Randleman, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USACole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

J. Bradley Randleman, MD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland Ohio.  He was previously Professor of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Director of the Cornea & Refractive Surgery Service at the USC Roski Eye Institute in Los Angeles, California and the Hughes Professor of Ophthalmology at Emory University and Director of the Cornea Section at the Emory Eye Center. A widely respected cornea specialist, his areas of expertise include: corneal and intraocular refractive surgical procedures including LASIK and premium laser-assisted cataract and IOL surgery, complicated cataract surgery, and the management of corneal ectatic disorders.  His primary research focuses on identification and management of corneal ectatic diseases including keratoconus and postoperative ectasia after LASIK, and the avoidance, diagnosis, and management of refractive surgical complications.  He was awarded multiple grants, including an R01 from the NIH to evaluate corneal biomechanical analysis using Brillouin Microscopy.

Epidemiology of High Myopia.- Preoperative Evaluation For Refractive Surgery in Patients with High Myopia.- LASIK for High Myopia.- PRK for High Myopia.- SMILE for High Myopia.- Phakic Intraocular Lens (pIOL) in the Treatment of High Myopia.- Refractive Lens Exchange in High Myopia.- Future considerations for refractive correction in highly myopic patients.- Refractive Surgery for High Myopia: Case Section.