Across
- 3. Surface ablation technique performed without epithelial debridement
- 5. Gene mutations involved in lattice and granular dystrophies
- 7. UV-riboflavin therapy used to strengthen corneal collagen and halt ectasia
- 11. Spanish ophthalmologist regarded as the father of modern refractive surgery; introduced keratomileusis
- 12. Three-dimensional imaging technique assessing both anterior and posterior corneal surfaces
- 13. Scheimpflug-based anterior segment analyzer producing corneal elevation maps
- 17. Technique measuring higher-order optical distortions beyond refraction
- 19. Innermost corneal cell layer responsible for maintaining stromal dehydration
- 20. Implant inserted within the cornea to improve presbyopic near vision
Down
- 1. Type of ultrashort laser pulse used in LASIK and lenticule extraction
- 2. Parameter from Ocular Response Analyzer representing corneal viscoelasticity
- 4. Partial-thickness corneal graft preserving Descemet’s membrane
- 6. Intrastromal ring segments used to flatten corneal curvature in keratoconus
- 7. Spanish-born pioneer who developed fine microsurgical instruments used in keratoplasty
- 8. Progressive ectatic corneal disorder characterized by cone-shaped protrusion
- 9. Austrian surgeon who performed the first successful human corneal graft (1905)
- 10. Overnight contact lens therapy that reshapes cornea to correct myopia
- 14. Outermost corneal cell layer responsible for optical smoothness and wound healing
- 15. Optical defect or distortion degrading image quality
- 16. General term for surgical replacement or transplantation of the cornea
- 18. Gene mutation causing early-onset Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy