by Abraham Eye Center | Apr 19, 2024 | Cataract Surgery, Eye Surgery, Vision
Understanding Cataract Surgery After Radial Keratotomy (RK) Cataract surgery following radial keratotomy (RK) presents unique considerations due to the altered corneal structure resulting from the RK procedure. Radial keratotomy, a refractive surgery technique used...
by Abraham Eye Center | Nov 9, 2022 | Cornea, Eye Surgery, LASIK, Refractive Surgery, Vision
Radial keratotomy (RK) is an older surgery that was used to correct nearsightedness before LASIK and PRK were available. Radial keratotomy involved multiple large incisions into the cornea to change the curve of the cornea. Today, RK is not often performed but many...
by Abraham Eye Center | Jan 17, 2022 | Cornea, Eye Surgery
Continuing with our series on corneal transplants and why someone might need one, we will be discussing a condition today called Keratoconus. You may recognize keratoconus from one of our previous articles regarding a treatment called corneal crosslinking. Corneal...
by Abraham Eye Center | Oct 11, 2021 | Eye Surgery
Popular in the 1970s to 1990s radial keratotomy, or RK for short, was the most popular refractive surgery technique. Today it has been replaced with techniques such as LASIK, PRK, and SMILE as they offer more predictable results with fewer complications and adverse...
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