Vision Correction Surgery (cont.)
Medical Author:
Frank J. Weinstock, MD, FACS
Frank J. Weinstock, MD, FACSDr. Weinstock is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He practices general ophthalmology in Canton, Ohio, with a special interest in contact lenses. He holds faculty positions of Professor of Ophthalmology at the Northeastern Ohio Colleges of Medicine and Affiliate Clinical Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University. Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLEMultimediaMedia file 1: Diagram of an eye with myopia or nearsightedness.
Media type: Illustration Media file 2: Diagram of an eye with hyperopia or farsightedness.
Media type: Illustration Media file 3: Microkeratome.
Media type: Photo Media file 4: Marking the cornea prior to making the LASIK flap.
Media type: Photo Media file 5: Applying the suction ring of the keratome to create the LASIK flap.
Media type: Photo Media file 6: Lifting the LASIK flap.
Media type: Photo Media file 7: Graphic of the LASIK flap.
Media type: Illustration Media file 8: Graphic of the laser resculpting the cornea.
Media type: Illustration Media file 9: Replacing the LASIK flap.
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