Refractive Surgery

Terminology, classification, and definitions of refractive surgery; corneal anatomy and physiology; corneal wound healing following refractive keratotomy; wound healing following corneal laser surgery; pharmacological modulation of wound healing after keratorefractive surgery; corneal diseases of importance to the keratorefractive surgeon; patient evaluation for refractive surgery; optics rediscovered for the keratorefractive surgeon; centring refractive corneal surgical procedures; monovision; contrast sensitivity and glare testing in keratorefractive surgery; corneal topography - basic principles; corneal topography - adjunctive use in keratorefractive surgery; the measurement of surgically-induced astigmatism; corneal biomechanics in refractive surgery; incisional keratotomy assistive technology and instrumentation; arcuate keratotomy for astigmatism using a mechanical keratome; lamellar refractive surgery instrumentation; radial keratotomy - operative techniques; secondary RK procedures; clinical results of radial keratotomy; the incisional management of astigmatism; incisional corneal surgery for the correction of hyperopia; ocular infections after keratorefractive surgery; sidestepping the complications of incisional corneal surgery; lamellar refractive surgery; the ICR (intrastromal corneal ring) for the correction of myopia; intracorneal alloplastic inclusions; epikeratoplasty; synthetic epikeratoplasty; excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for myopia; excimer laser P.A.K. for surgically-induced astigmatism; clinical results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for the treatment of myopia; excimer laser intrastromal keratomileusis; 193-nm excimer laser treatment of hyperopia; intrastomal lasers for myopia and hyperopia; thermokeratoplasty for hyperopia, astigmatism, and myopia; phototherapeutic keratectomy; histopathologic findings after excimer laser prismatic photokeratectomy; refractive cataract surgery; refractive keratoplasty; phakic intraocular lenses; keratorefractive aspects of corneal lacerations; refractive surgery in dry eye syndrome; combined keratorefractive procedures; combined radial and astigmatic keratotomy; contact lens fitting following incisional keratotomy and photorefractive keratectomy; orthokeratology; ocular and systemic associations with ametropia.