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27th International Congress of German Ophthalmic Surgeons

15. to 17.05.2014, Nürnberg

Key note lecture LASIK: 1994–2014: 20 years, 100,000 eyes. Triumphs and tragedies … What have I learned?

Meeting Abstract

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27. Internationaler Kongress der Deutschen Ophthalmochirurgen. Nürnberg, 15.-17.05.2014. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2014. DocH 6.1

doi: 10.3205/14doc020, urn:nbn:de:0183-14doc0200

Published: May 5, 2014

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LASIK weakens the cornea
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Flap thickness: thinner is better
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Flap architecture: femto is better
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Ectasia is cutting too many fibrils
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Shape factors on preop Scheimpflug
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Good centration is key
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Large optical zones will save you
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Create smooth pupil optics
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Avoid overly prolate corneas
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Eliminate 2nd order aberrations!