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Excimer Lasers

Investigators at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital zero in on excimer lasers

Published in Hospital Business Week, December 14th, 2008

Data detailed in 'Cyclotorsion during laser in situ keratomileusis' have been presented. In this recent study, researchers in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China conducted a study "To determine the magnitude of cyclotorsion during excimer laser ablation using a dynamic iris eye tracker. Guy Hugh Chan Refractive Surgery Centre, Department of Ophthalmology, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong, China."

"This retrospective study comprised 245 eyes (137 patients) that had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia with or without astigmatism by the same surgeon. The magnitude of cyclotorsion during LASIK was recorded as the maximum, average, and minimum...

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