Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many of the patients who had radial keratotomy surgery in the ’80s and ’90s are now developing visually ...

Many of the patients who had radial keratotomy surgery in the ’80s and ’90s are now developing visually significant cataracts. Because of their irregular corneas, even mild cataracts can induce ...

We asked for your questions last week after features on the vision-correcting surgical procedures Lasik and radial keratotomy. Here, Dr. Rex Hamilton, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the ...

ANSWER: Using a diamond-tipped knife, the ophthalmologist makes a number of incisions – typically four to eight – in the cornea. The incisions, made in a radial pattern around the pupil, stop just ...

In late 1992 Joe Goloversic of Kissimmee put his healthy eyes under the knife. After being advised of the risks – up to and including the possibility of blindness – the Disney accountant allowed an ...

I had RK surgery several years ago and now after many years of no glasses, I have developed far sightedness. Is it possible for me to have CK now? A gradual increase in far-sightedness is sometimes ...

Purpose To compare the refractive and keratometric results of matched pairs of patients who underwent radial keratotomy (RK) at sea level and high altitude. Methods The results of 30 eyes that ...

Is RK OK?The answer, from a 10-year study released today, is a qualified yes.Radial keratotomy, a surgical procedure for correcting nearsightedness, has “a reasonable margin of safety,” said the study ...

The idea behind radial keratotomy — or RK — eye surgery in which a doctor makes multiple incisions in the cornea, was tantalizingly simple and appealing. “The purpose of the incisions is to reduce the ...