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Trephine - (truh-FEEN) A surgical tool with serrated edges, used to cut circular pieces. It’s used in a LASEK procedure instead of a microkeratome to cut the corneal flap.

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Epikeratome - A surgical tool similar to a microkeratome, used to make the corneal flap in an Epi-LASIK procedure. It has a blunt separator where the microkeratome, used in LASIK procedures, has a very thin and sharp blade. It’s another way of making the corneal flap and does not involve the use of alcohol, as LASEK procedures do. Each way of making the corneal flap has its advantages and disadvantages and consultation with an experienced eye surgeon will determine which would be best for you.
Anterior Basement Membrane Dystrophy - The most common corneal dystrophy. An eye condition where the membrane that lies beneath the epithelial cells (surface cells) of the cornea is uneven and traps cells below it which should normally rise above it. It impairs vision, is usually hereditary, and fluctuates in severity over the person’s lifetime. It’s also called Map-Dot-Fingerprint Dystrophy (a name based on how it looks microscopically), and Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy

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: Refraction - The bending of light rays. To have clear vision, the eye must focus light rays on the retina, which means bending them as they enter the eye. Two structures in the eye perform refraction: the cornea and the crystalline lens.
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