The Library
Here, you can find important articles, literature, and works related to refractive surgery.
Research Articles
Here, you can find important articles, literature, and works related to refractive surgery.
Risk for microbial keratitis: Comparative metaanalysis of contact lens wearers and post-laser in situ keratomileusis patients
Jordan Masters MD, Mehmet Kocak PhD, Aaron Waite MD
TL;DR: LASIK is safer than contact lenses
Three-Year Longitudinal Survey Comparing Visual Satisfaction with LASIK and Contact Lenses
Marianne O. Price PhD, David A. Price BS, Frank A. Bucci Jr. MD, Daniel S. Durrie MD, William I. Bond MD, Francis W. Price Jr. MD
TL;DR: Patients are happier with contact lenses than with glasses
Prevalence of laser vision correction in ophthalmologists who perform refractive surgery
Guy M. Kezirian MD MBA, Gregory D. Parkhurst MD, Jason P. Brinton MD, Richard A. Norden MD
TL;DR: Ophthalmologists get vision correction
Solving STODS—Surgical Temporary Ocular Discomfort Syndrome
Matthew Hirabayashi MD, Bradley Barnett MD PhD
TL;DR: LASIK doesn't cause "dry eye", it causes a temporary discomfort
Effect of residual sphere on uncorrected visual acuity and satisfaction in patients with monofocal and multifocal intraocular lenses
Steven Schallhorn, MD, Keith Hettinger, MS, Stephen Hannan, OD, Jan Venter, MD, David Teenan, MD, Julie Schallhorn, MD
TL;DR: Multifocal patients prefer emmetropia or slight hyperopia, NOT myopia
Clinical Outcomes of Implantable Collamer Lenses for the Treatment of Myopia in Eyes with Anterior Chamber Depth (<3.0 mm) at a Single Center in the United States
Matthew Hirabayashi MD, Gurpal Virdi MD, Andrew Abramson, Taj Nasser MD, Anthony Vanrachack OD, Gregory Parkhurst
TL;DR: ICLs can be safe in ACDs <3.0
ICL Exchanges or Explants Due to Sizing in a United States High Volume Center
Matthew Hirabayashi MD, Andrew Abramson, Gurpal Virdi MD, Taj Nasser MD, Lauren Libfraind MD, Eduardo Antonio Zapata, Gregory Parkhurst1 MD
TL;DR: Exchanges due to toric rotations and/or incorrect sizing are around 1%
Reproducibility of manifest refraction between surgeons and optometrists in a clinical refractive surgery practice
Dan Z. Reinstein, MD et al.
Magazine Articles
LOW MYOPES GET NEW OPTIONS: The EVO ICL deserves a place at the table.
Matt Hirabayashi MD, Greg Parkhurst MD
Books
VISION CORRECTION: Introduction to Modern Refractive Surgery
Amazon - $19.99
Matt Hirabayashi MD, Taj Nasser MD, Greg Parkhurst MD
Other Resources
Manifest Refraction Guide
Dan Reinstein MD
Binocular Balance Protocol
Dan Reinstein MD
Blended Vision Tolerance Assessment
