|Articles|April 1, 2002

Determine cornea's functional optical zone prior to LASIK

Los Angeles-A proportional relationship exists between the size of the functional optical zone following LASIK and the degree of myopic treatment, a finding that surgeons should use in conducting risk stratification during preoperative assessments, said Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD.

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