Shorter-Acting Gases For Macular Hole Surgery May Achieve Similar Outcomes, Quicken Visual Recovery

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Monday, March 19, 2012

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Sulfur hexafluoride used as gas tamponade in macular hole surgery may achieve similar outcomes to perfluoroethane while absorbing faster, thus hastening recovery, a study found.

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If standard keratometry and biometry measurements are used to calculate the IOL power in a patient who has previously had myopic LASIK, the selected IOL power will most likely be too high.
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Shorter-Acting Gases For Macular Hole Surgery May Achieve Similar Outcomes, Quicken Visual Recovery

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If standard keratometry and biometry measurements are used to calculate the IOL power in a patient who has previously had myopic LASIK, the selected IOL power will most likely be too high.

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