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With LASIK, how does the ablation depth change with treatment size?

Munnerlyn’s approximation says that depth is related to the treatment-diameter squared (devided by 3). For example, if you double the treatment zone from 4mm to 8mm, the ablation depth will quadruple from 5 microns to 20 microns.

ID: 11 , Updated: May 8, 2008
Tags: LASIK, Munnerlyn’s approximation

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