Dictionary definition: -arch

Article: RK may cause decline in close-up vision, lead to need for ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 12, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... Ophthalmology, showed radial keratotomy, known as RK, to be safe and effective but found a slow ... vision. ``There's a good chance with RK that you'll get 20/20 vision and you ... year, thousands of myopic people choose RK, often hoping to eliminate the need for ...

Article: RK found predictable, safe for correction after PRK
Ophthalmology Times;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...LONDON-In patients who opt to undergo RK after PRK to correct residual myopia, RK appears to be a safe procedure. However, the RK nomograms may have to be adjusted downward and they may be less predictable ...

Article: Phaco after RK poses various challenges
Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... minimal crossing of phacoemulsification, RK incisions Cataract Corner As the early adopters ... keratorefractive procedure radial keratotomy (RK) are aging and developing progressive hyperopia ... these patients. Eyes that have undergone RK present two separate challenges to the refractive ...

Article: Post RK good indication for bimanual microincision phaco
Ophthalmology Times;  October 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... previously undergone radial keratotomy (RK) with greater than eight incisions. Eyes previously treated with RK are at risk for incisional dehiscence during ... for these patients in order to avoid the RK incisions. Coaxial clear corneal surgery ...

Article: Merits of Risky Eye Surgery Debated // Though Popular, RK ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 7, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... physicians in the United States began performing RK in 1978, it has been the subject of quiet ... tapping into the lucrative potential of RK, an elective procedure not covered by insurance ... campaigns have spread across the country. RK has been touted in People magazine, in ...

Article: PRK is an option after RK in carefully selected cases
Ophthalmology Times;  May 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... MO-When patients who have undergone RK need re-treatment, is PRK a good option ... preferred procedure for correction after RK is LASIK, PRK may be considered under some ... The safety, stability, and efficacy of RK have been determined through the follow ...

Article: Bj
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990;      700+ words ...BJ Ö RK Born: Bj ö rk Gundmundsdottir; Reykjavik, Iceland, 21 November 1965. Genre ... when describing the Icelandic singer and songwriter Bj ö rk, one of the most unusual singers to emerge during the 1990s. She ...