Candidacy for Refractive Surgery Treatments, Topography-Guided LASIK and Management of Refractive Surgery Complications (Pre/Post Test)

Which of the following are not considered refractive surgery candidates? 

Patients with Sjogren’s disease are good candidates for refractive surgery

Pregnant women are good candidates for refractive surgery

Refractive Surgery can be performed on patients with hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism

Which of the following is a LASIK Post Op Complication?

Following a LASIK Enhancement, which of the following must be closely followed?

Since there is no flap made with PRK, there are no post operative complications that are associated with this surgery.

 Topography-guided software uses wavefront aberrometry to create a customized ablation pattern

Topography-guided software can be used to regularize a cornea with scarring after trauma

Patients with Post-Operative Ectasia who are treated with TCAT + CXL are able to obtain good functional vision with soft contact lenses or glasses.

Patients who have significantly asymmetric pre-op topographies that are not regularized frequently develop symptoms of starbursts, glare, ghosting.