A microkeratome is a precision surgical instrument with an oscillating blade designed for creating the corneal flap in LASIK or ALK surgery. The normal...

is performed by an ophthalmologist who uses a femtosecond laser or a microkeratome to create a corneal flap to expose the corneal stroma and then an excimer...

with the microkeratome, and then the flap is replaced. Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK): The surgeon uses either a microkeratome or a femtosecond...

those who suffer from heart failure. Also invented in Colombia were the microkeratome and keratomileusis technique, which form the fundamental basis of what...

cornea is changed by using an excimer laser or other surgical device. A microkeratome is usually used to cut the flap, but a femtosecond laser can also be...

as predictable as with other procedures. ALK uses a device called a microkeratome to separate a thin layer of the cornea and create a flap. The eye is...

It is also relatively less painful than LASEK. A device similar to a microkeratome (called epi-keratome) slides over the surface of the cornea, just underneath...

vision correction systems, phacoemulsification systems, viscoelastic, Microkeratomes and related products used in cataract and refractive surgery. Johnson...

techniques, including keratomileusis and keratophakia, as well as the first microkeratome and corneal microlathe. Tadeusz Krwawicz (1910–1988) (Poland), in 1961...

and made several precision surgical instruments by hand including the microkeratome, pneumatic fixation rings, applanation tonometers, and applanation lenses...

(DMAEK), which involves automated preparation of donor tissue, using a microkeratome or femtosecond laser. Corneal transplantation#Endothelial keratoplasty...

Barraquer (1916–1998), ophthalmologist who invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed keratomileusis and keratophakia Barraquer–Simons syndrome...

of bubbles can be used to create a cut in the cornea, replacing the microkeratome, e.g. for the creation of a flap in LASIK surgery (this is sometimes...

diagnostic systems, software for individual treatment planning and a microkeratome. The owner-operated enterprise, based in Kleinostheim near Aschaffenburg...

pocket is created with a femtosecond laser or a corneal pocket making microkeratome. The posterior cornea is left intact. Typically, there is a follow-up...

ophthalmologist, father of modern refractive surgery; invented the microkeratome and the cryolathe, developed the surgical procedures of keratomileusis...

the designation to teach LASIK by the developers of the first LASIK microkeratome (Chiron). In 2000, he co-authored the Quebec government’s Council for...

yields superior refractive outcomes in comparison to the conventional microkeratome method. Furthermore, his work established that employing femtosecond...

2004). "Reproducibility of LASIK flap thickness using the Hansatome microkeratome". Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 30 (5): 1031–7. doi:10.1016/j...

refractive surgery and son of Ignacio Barraquer; invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed many surgical procedures Ramon Margalef (1919–2004), pioneer...

ophthalmologist, father of modern refractive surgery, he invented the microkeratome and the cryolathe, developed the surgical procedures of keratomileusis...

S; Silverman, R. H; Archer, T. J; Coleman, D. J (2006). "Evaluating microkeratome efficacy by 3D corneal lamellar flap thickness accuracy and reproducibility...

Magazine, September 3, 1998. Updegraff, Stephen A. (2003) "The Moria M2 Microkeratome and LASIK Technique." Brint, Stephen, and Lucio Buratto. Custom LASIK:...