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Residual Refractive Error

After an eye cataract surgery, some patients may not have the good visual acuity that they are expected to have with the surgery. These can be due to residual refractive errors. These errors affecting vision can be caused by preoperative biometry errors, peri-operative positioning and misalignment errors, and changes that occur during the healing process. These vision problems can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Surgical correction can also be done to achieve a good vision.

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How to reduce the residual refractive error after three months of Lasix and cxl?

Query: Hi doctor, I recently got LASIK and CXL in one eye, and Epi-LASIK for the other eye. The Epil-LASIK was done a month back. My vision is 6/18 with -2.5 in Epi-LASIK treated eye and 0.5 in LASIK treated eye. The enhancement was not possible as my cornea thickness was low. Can I use spectacles? Some...  Read Full »


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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can use glasses for residual refractive errors. Diplopia is common above 2 diopter difference. However, it may not be the case in every patient. Some people can tolerate larger differences as well. Also, using contact lenses is an option. You can use it in one eye...  Read Full »

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