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Flap size should be equal to the ablation zone during LASIK
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Ophthalmology Times
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June 15, 2008
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Reviewed by Uday Devgan, MD, and Robert K. Maloney, MD
Chicago-Using a simple nomogram can substantially improve flap centration with a proprietary femtosecond laser (IntraLase FS-60, Advanced Medical Optics), Uday Devgan, MD, reported on behalf of Robert K. Maloney, MD, at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
When considering the question of how big the LASIK flap should be, a large flap is good because ablation performed on the epithelium induces aberrations. A small flap, however, also is good because corneal strength is impaired less and less dry eye may be induced by the procedure, although the latter is still uncertain, Dr. ...