DSFH hosted International Refractive Surgery Conference.Summary: Discussing the latest vision related topics, 11 international Ophthalmologists including renowned Kingdom specialists will attend the event due to be held at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. DSFH hosted International Refractive Surgery Refractive surgery A surgical procedure that corrects visual defects. Mentioned in: Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis refractive surgery Conference Discussing the latest vision related topics, 11 international Ophthalmologists including renowned Kingdom specialists will attend the event due to be held at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. "Almost 70% of the world's population suffers from eye sight problems", stated Dr. Mazen Fakeeh, Director General at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital. "The conference will tackle the most recent treatments of the refraction refraction, in physics, deflection of a wave on passing obliquely from one transparent medium into a second medium in which its speed is different, as the passage of a light ray from air into glass. of the eye including farsightedness - nearsightedness nearsightedness or myopia, defect of vision in which far objects appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly. Because the eyeball is too long or the refractive power of the eye's lens is too strong, the image is focused in front of the - astigmatism astigmatism (əstĭg`mətĭz'əm), type of faulty vision caused by a nonuniform curvature in the refractive surfaces—usually the cornea, less frequently the lens—of the eye. and the recent developments in third generation lasers which has become one of the most common solutions in the world to correct eye-sights problems". Dr. Magdy Khalaf, consultant and head of Ophthalmology department at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, said: "With technological advancements and due to their safety, these treatments are now widely used. The conference will address a number of scientific topics such as the decision tree in refractive surgery, third generation lasers, Presbyopia Presbyopia Definition The term presbyopia means "old eye" and is a vision condition involving the loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects. Correction, Customized Lasik, and the use of Lasik in children population." The event featured keynote speakers including Professor Ahmed Barada from Al-Azhar University, Professor Osama Ibrahim from Alexandria University, Professor Mahmoud Ismail from the University of Alicante The University of Alicante (Valencian: Universitat d'Alacant, UA) was started in 1979. There are today approximately 30,000 students studying there. External links
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