title: Barraquer Lecture. Refractive surgery: myth versus reality.
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002140:California; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000209:etiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial / Q000009:adverse effects; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D009229:Mythology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013518:Surgery, Plastic