Complication of refractive surgery where the desired amount of correction exceeds attempted results
A situation in which the change in refractive error following refractive surgery is greater than the intended treatment
A complication of PRK where the expected amount of correction is more than desired. See glossary entry "regression". Overcorrection occurs in the occasional person where healing occurs less vigorously than predicted by the laser computer program, and the planned treatment "overcorrection" persists. Overcorrection can also occur in the uncommon event that the laser is improperly calibrated.
is a complication of refractive surgery where the expected amount of correction is more than desired and often occurs where healing regresses less vigorously than predicted.
The result achieved when the change to refractive error exceeds the attempted correction.
A complication of PRK or LASIK where the expected amount of correction is more than desired. Overcorrection occurs in the occasional person where healing occurs less vigorously than predicted by the laser computer program, and the planned treatment "overcorrection" persists. The overcorrection is revised by retreatment at 3 months after the initial treatment.
A complication of laser vision correction where the amount of correction is more than desired.