title: New paradigm for the treatment of myopia by refractive surgery.
abstract: It is proposed that refractive surgery visual outcomes will be significantly improved when using refractive surgery profiles that maintain preoperative corneal aberrations following surgery. An equation to calculate postoperative corneal shapes is presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada. rmunger@ogh.on.ca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munger
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000517:prevention & control; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity