Refractive Surgical Procedures
"Refractive Surgical Procedures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical procedures employed to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS such as MYOPIA; HYPEROPIA; or ASTIGMATISM. These may involve altering the curvature of the CORNEA; removal or replacement of the CRYSTALLINE LENS; or modification of the SCLERA to change the axial length of the eye.
| Descriptor ID |
D054140
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Refractive Surgical Procedures- Refractive Surgical Procedures
- Procedure, Refractive Surgical
- Procedures, Refractive Surgical
- Refractive Surgical Procedure
- Surgical Procedure, Refractive
- Surgical Procedures, Refractive
- Refractive Surgery
- Refractive Surgeries
- Surgeries, Refractive
- Surgery, Refractive
Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures- Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures
- Keratorefractive Surgical Procedure
- Procedure, Keratorefractive Surgical
- Procedures, Keratorefractive Surgical
- Surgical Procedure, Keratorefractive
- Surgical Procedures, Keratorefractive
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refractive Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Adran D, Vaillancourt L, Harissi-Dagher M, Kruh JN, Syed ZA, Robinson S, Melki S. Corneal Densitometry as a Tool to Measure Epithelial Ingrowth After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis. Cornea. 2017 Apr; 36(4):406-410.
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Rapuano CJ. Prevention of Iatrogenic Keratectasia. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2016 Jun; 233(6):695-700.
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Rapuano CJ. December consultation #2. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Dec; 41(12):2772-3.
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Fecarotta CM, Kim M, Wasserman BN. Refractive surgery in children. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep; 21(5):350-5.
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Rezende RA, Uchoa UC, Cohen EJ, Laibson PR, Rapuano CJ. Complications associated with anterior basement membrane dystrophy after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004 Nov; 30(11):2328-31.
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Sridhar MS, Rao SK, Vajpayee RB, Aasuri MK, Hannush S, Sinha R. Complications of laser-in-situ-keratomileusis. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2002 Dec; 50(4):265-82.
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Rapuano CJ. Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 1996; 36(4):127-36.