title: Advances in refractive surgery: 1975 to the present.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the major advances in the field of refractive surgery occurring over the past 25 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The major developments in refractive surgery over the past 25 years are reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The past 25 years have witnessed great changes in refractive surgery. As a result of advancements in technology, instrumentation, and technique, we have seen improvements in the treatment of all types of ametropias. In this article, we review some of the successes and failures of the past quarter-century.
authors.affiliation: Cornea Service, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stulting
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lahners
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures