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Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging and Photonics studies the interaction of light with biological tissue on the microscopic and macroscopic scale. Scientists at the Center work at the interface of biophotonics, bioengineering and cancer biology, with a particular emphasis on: scattering of...

Perelman LT, Modell MD, Vitkin EI and Hanlon EB. Chapter 9. Light Scattering Spectroscopy: From Elastic to Inelastic. In: Tuchin V, editor. Coherent-Domain Optical Methods for Biomedical Diagnostics, Environmental and Material Science. Bristol and Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Publishing; 2004...

Do these patients sound familiar? “I’ve worn glasses and contacts for years. My ophthalmologist never mentioned LASIK could be another option.” “Ten years ago, one of my friends had LASIK and she ended up with severe dry eye. I’m not sure I’d want to take the risk.” Precision technology enhances...

Your patient is a 25-year-old man with myopia. His prescription has been stable for several years. He shows no corneal abnormalities and is generally healthy with no comorbidities. He asks, “Am I a good candidate for LASIK?” Yes. Good candidates are 21 years and older, have good eye and general...

Your patient is a 28-year-old mother of two with stable vision and some irregularities in the shape of her cornea. She wears contacts, but sometimes they irritate her eyes. She has a thin cornea, mild dry eye, and occasionally uses eye drops. She asks, “Am I a good candidate for PRK?” Yes. PRK may...