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Minimally Invasive Refractive Surgery

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Minimally Invasive Ophthalmic Surgery

Refractive surgery is the newest subspecialty in ophthalmology, gaining popularity after the introduction of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in the 1980s and 1990s respectively. Whilst LASIK is the most popular refractive surgery technique today, it is by no means the only refractive surgery technique available. Rapid development in technology and surgical techniques in the field of refractive surgery has led to a wide range of surgical techniques available to the refractive surgeon today.

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  2. Division of Ophthalmology, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain

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  3. Refractive Surgery Service, Singapore National Eye Centre, 11, Third Hospital Avenue, S168751, Singapore

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  4. Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore

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  5. Vissum, Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, Spain

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Alio, J.L., Rosman, M., Mosquera, S.A. (2010). Minimally Invasive Refractive Surgery. In: Fine, I.H., Mojon, D.S. (eds) Minimally Invasive Ophthalmic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02602-7_7

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