title: Refractive surgery for the correction of myopia.
abstract: Interest in the surgical correction of myopia is increasing. At the present time, two procedures are clinically employed: radial keratotomy and myopic keratomileusis. The two techniques are described, and a detailed clinical comparison is presented.
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014792:Visual Acuity