Laser surgery for hyperopia
Dr. José Ignacio Barraquer performed in Colombia, in 1963, the first operation of hypermetropia using the keratomileusis technique; this consisted in removing a corneal tissue layer, to increase its radius…
Astigmatism Surgery correction
The cornea and the crystalline lens act as the target of a camera, they are in charge of focusing the images on the retina. In an eye with astigmatism, the…
Dictionary
Astigmatism: an eye condition that usually results from a problem in the curvature of the cornea, preventing good vision at both far and near distances, resulting in a blurred and…
Hyperopia Surgery
The transparent sections of the eye, the cornea and lens, act as converging lenses. They are like the optics of a camera which focus images on the retina. When the…