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Night Halos after PRK (treated optical zone of 6mm, pupil of 8mm)

DukeNukem7dAug 9, 2016
Dear Doctor, I had 9 degree of myophy and my pupil gets very large in the night. This leaded to having a zone of the eye which is not corrected and creates night halos. Is it possible to correct my problem through aberrometric glasses?

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Dr. Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA
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Answered on Aug 10, 2016
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