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Risk of corneal ectasia after thin-flap LASIK appears very low

September 18, 2009

The risk of sight-threatening corneal ectasia after thin-flap LASIK appears very low, according to a new study. A retrospective review of 2,000 eyes treated with all-laser LASIK using an IntraLase femtosecond laser to create an extra-thin corneal flap, only one case of central corneal ectasia was reported.

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