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Excimer Laser Correction of Astigmatism: Principles and Clinical Results

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Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) was first introduced by Trokel in 1983 to correct myopia [1]. Seiler and coauthors in 1988 proposed this technology to correct astigmatism with T cuts, but the refractive results were not superior to incisional techniques [2]. In 1991, McDonnell published promising clinical results with photoastigmatic refractive keratectomy (PARK) using toric ablation [3]. Since then, more than 20 million excimer laser procedures have been performed, and this technology has become the method of choice to correct both spherical and astigmatic errors. As a result, corneal refractive surgery is the second most frequently performed ocular procedure worldwide, just after cataract surgery.

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    Jean-Luc Febbraro M.D.

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  4. University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Canada

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Febbraro, JL., Prat, B., Khan, H.N. (2018). Excimer Laser Correction of Astigmatism: Principles and Clinical Results. In: Febbraro, JL., Khan, H., Koch, D. (eds) Surgical Correction of Astigmatism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56565-1_10

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