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LASIK useful for treating hyperopia induced by RK

Jundiai, Brazil-Residual refractive errors induced by RK can be treated successfully by hyperopic LASIK. This is of particular importance for patients who underwent RK because the procedure has proved to beunstable over the long term, with 25% to 43% progressing to hyperopia.

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