Retinal evaluation and treatment after refractive corneal surgery.
Refractive corneal surgery (a collective term used to describe a variety of surgical procedures that alter the refractive status of the eye through the surgical modification of corneal curvature) shows promise for use in situations where current methods of optical correction do not meet the patient's needs. This article reviews our experiences with the retinal evaluation of patients who have undergone corneal refractive surgery and offers recommendations for the treatment of retinal pathology after such surgery.
D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012591:Scleral Buckling