Laser Eye Surgery |
LASIK; Lasik Eye Surgery |
Refractive eye surgery is any eye surgery used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The most common methods today use lasers to reshape the cornea. With the help of laser or other method it became possible to be no longer dependent on corrective lenses. Successful refractive eye surgery can help to reduce such commom vision disorders as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. According to surveys of members of the American Society of Cat ...
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Device Could Revolutionize Eye Disease Diagnosis, Creating Eye Maps On The High Street
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Technique Opens Door To Tabletop X-Ray Laser
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Study Compares LASIK And LASEK Eye Surgery
ScienceDaily - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- FDA Approves Laser to Treat Baldness
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- More obese adolescents turning to surgery
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- More obese adolescents turning to surgery
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- More obese adolescents turning to surgery
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- Hand-Assisted Technique May Decrease Time In Surgery For Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Genetic tests help eye disease diagnosis
The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:21 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Research Finds People And Pigeons See Eye To Eye
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Modified Ligament Surgery Improves Outcomes For Baseball Pitchers, Other Athletes
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Weight Loss Surgery Rate Increases Among Teens, But Use Of Procedure Still Uncommon In Adolescents
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Sharp Increase In US Teens Tackling Severe Obesity With Surgery
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- Increasing number of morbidly obese teens turning to surgery
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:19 EST
- Genetic Testing Sheds Light On Degenerative Eye Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
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MSNBC - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:55 EST
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- New Research Finds People And Pigeons See Eye To Eye
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Classic ligament surgery modified
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:24 EST
- Surgery, Shock Waves Both Effective For Removing Kidney Stones
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Compares LASIK And LASEK Eye Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Nonsurgical Thoracic Aorta Repair Has Much Less Risk Of Paralysis Than Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Study Finds More Obese Teens Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, But May Have Better Post-Operative Outcomes Than Adults
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Grandfather's replica 'eye' joy
BBC - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:44 EST
- New Survey Reveals Dramatic Rise In Non-Invasive Procedures In Facial Plastic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Mental woes common in weight-loss surgery patients
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:25 EST
- Mental woes common in weight-loss surgery patients
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:25 EST
- No Single Gene For Eye Color, Researchers Prove
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Transfusion near surgery may up blood clot risk
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:01 EST
- Persistent Anticoagulant Activity In Patients Stopping Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Therapy Before Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- ARVO Annual Meeting 2007 Draws Spotlight On Aging Eye
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
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- Physicians Converge On San Diego And Ft. Lauderdale To Explore Adding Aesthetic Procedures To Their Medical Practices
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Surgeons With Video Game Skill Appear To Perform Better In Simulated Surgery Skills Course
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Decades-Long Study Will Help Improve Surgery For Crohn's Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Surgeons With Video Game Skill Appear To Perform Better In Simulated Surgery Skills Course
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Nepali doctor conferred Asian of the Year award
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:02 EST
- Modified Ligament Surgery Improves Outcomes For Baseball Pitchers, Other Athletes
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Bionic' eye successfully restores partial vision
The Earth Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:02 EST
- Decades-Long Study Will Help Improve Surgery For Crohn's Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Playing Video Games May Contribute To Keyhole Surgery Skills
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Device combs hair into your comb-over
MSNBC - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:23 EST
- Genetic Testing Sheds Light On Degenerative Eye Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Medication Errors Are Studied
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:40 EST
- Eye Movement Tasks Can Be Used To Assess Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bausch & Lomb recalls second contact lens solution
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:15 EST
- Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:28 EST
- Clues To Why Graves' Disease Attacks The Eyes
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Unraveling The Risk For Schizophrenia: Eye Movement And Attention Focus Of New Study
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Journal Theme Issue Highlights Advances In Eye Disease Genetics
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Retinal Implant Helping Blind People See Again
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Not Your Average Physician: 'I Understand the Value of Branding'
Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Ingredient In Big Macs And Sodas Can Stabilize
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Video games could help in keyhole surgery
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:20 EST
- Translaminar approach effective, safer
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:50 EST
- ‘Beating Heart’ Bypass Not Better?
WebMD - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Video Games May Boost Surgeons' Skill
WebMD - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:32 EST
- New parasite insight could aid anti-malaria fight
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:30 EST
- Distress may persist after waking during surgery
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:24 EST
- Treating Wet Form Of AMD - Othera Eye Drop Data Shows Synergistic Effect With Lucentis & Avastin
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Diabetes-related eye disorder signals stroke risk
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:26 EST
- Study Uncovers Clues For Why Graves' Disease Attacks The Eyes
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Lung Cancer CT Scans No Help?
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- 'Beating Heart' Bypass Not Better?
WebMD - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:49 EST
- Mother of 'dead' baby gives birth
BBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:45 EST
- FDA Approval for LaserComb
The Earth Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:12 EST
- 'Off-Pump' CABG Surgery Appears To Have No Benefit On Cognitive Or Cardiac Outcomes At 5 Years
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Cases: From the ‘Dark Ages’ of Heart Surgery, a Lesson for Today
New York Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:43 EST
- Hip Replacement Surgery: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Combined Laparoscopy And Colonoscopy Procedure May Avoid Need For Major Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Brain Tumor Surgery Made Safer Using New FMRI Technology
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Chest Surgeons Propose New Patient-Centered Measures For Indicating Quality Of Lung Surgery
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Surgeons Use Specially Designed Instruments To Remove Otherwise Inoperable, Baseball-sized ...
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Nerve grafts may restore erectile function
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:09 EST
- Eye disease in diabetics tied to risk of dying
Reuters - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:04 EST
- Nerve grafts may restore erectile function
MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:16 EST
- Timing Is Critical Factor In Success Of Treatment, Benchmark Fetal Surgery Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Primary Graft Dysfunction Is Risk Factor For A Later Serious Lung Transplant Problem
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Determining schizophrenia probability
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:12 EST
- Innovative Treatment For Migraines Combines Botox And Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Eye Movement And Attention Focus Of New Study to Unravel The Risk For Schizophrenia
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Magic Beans -- Anti-obesity Soya Could Help Prevent Diabetes
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- No superior way to treat kidney stones
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:31 EST
- Illness Linked to Eye Trouble Costs Medicare Billions
MedicineNet - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Eye Movement Tasks Can Be Used To Assess Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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- Hearing Loss In Children Leads To Substantial Meningitis Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Freezing' Kidney Tumors Nonsurgically Is Effective, Safe And Less Expensive Than Laparoscopic Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
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- Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:24 EST
- Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
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- Teaching Technology For Scary Patient Exams
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Endoscopic Brain Surgery Pioneered In Pittsburgh Effective In Children With Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Male sterilisation surgery linked to dementia
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- Increased Risk Of Death From Drug Used In Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Allowing Children To Grow While Treating Chest And Spine Deformities
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