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Discussing laser vision correction

Jay Dermott outlines some key clinical areas every eye care practitioner should know about modern refractive surgery

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Many articles are published for refractive surgeons under the umbrella heading of 'clinical pearls'. Naturally, such articles deal with small nuances of technique or procedures on the basis of the author's experience.

The purpose of this article is to examine equivalent areas of the subject relevant to the optometrist's involvement with refractive surgery, whether or not they are actively involved in a laser eye surgery co-management programme. Key to the optometrist's interaction with laser eye surgery patients is the delivery of easy-to-understand word pictures to allow the non-expert to fully visualise what can be perceived to be a daunting conceptual area.

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