Artemis LASIK Applications: Overview
1. Preoperative pachymetry
1.
True corneal thickness
2.
Screening for keratoconus
Epithelial 3D thickness
Earliest possible detection
2. Flap complications
Microkeratome related
Microfolds (surgeon related)
3. Irregular astigmatism
Tissue healing effects - epithelial changes, Surgical etiology
Ultrasound guided PTK
4. Mechanical complications
Elastic – reversible
Plastic (Ectasia) – irreversible
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