Method of refractive surgery

Details Method of refractive surgery Method of refractive surgery

1994-12-13

1998-03-03

Bahr, Jennifer

Surgery

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ABSTRACT:
A novel method and apparatus is presented for the performance of refractive surgery. The success of refractive surgery, particularly astigmatic refractive surgery varies with the intuition and skill of the surgeon yielding a consistency of results more typical of an than science. The invention comprises methods and apparatus that quantify refractive surgery by determining the nature of incisions based upon traceable and repeatable factors. The invention incorporates hardware and software for use in the data management.

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