Three RKs, 30 Years Ago

These photos show an eye that underwent 3 separate Radial Keratotomy…
June 6, 2021/by levi

20/200 RK Eye

This is a photo of a scleral lens over an eye that underwent…
October 20, 2017/by levi

RK, infections, inflammations, glaucoma

About 30 years ago this eye underwent Radial Keratotomy (RK)…
October 20, 2017/by levi

Selection of RK Eyes

Among the symptoms almost all of the post-RK patients have…
October 20, 2017/by levi

RK in 1990, 2 on Right Eye, 3 on Left eye

The 2 photos below (which were stained with a special dye)…
October 20, 2017/by levi

ALK Disaster

The 4 images below are of the same eye that underwent a procedure…
October 20, 2017/by levi

Five eyes with RK or RK then Lasik

The 4 photos below are of 5 different eyes that underwent either…
October 20, 2017/by levi

Blood Vessel Growth over RK incision

This is a photo of an eye that underwent RK surgery in the…
October 20, 2017/by levi

Keratomileusis by Barraquer, Followed by RK

These 2 photos were taken of the same right cornea but with…
October 20, 2017/by levi

Eyes Blinded by RK, Very irregular and dry corneas

These eyes were blinded by RK (Radial Keratotomy) refractive…
October 20, 2017/by levi

ALK on Hyperopic Cornea

The 3 images below are of the same eye. This eye underwent…
October 9, 2017/by levi

RK: Do NOT Try More Surgeries

This post is directed those who've lost quality vision due…
October 9, 2017/by levi

Wide RK Incisions

Note how wide these incisions are and how far they extend out…
October 9, 2017/by levi

Flat RK Cornea

This is a profile view of an eye that underwent Radial Keratotomy…
October 9, 2017/by levi

RK followed by ALK

The 2 images below are of the same eye. This eye underwent…
October 9, 2017/by levi

RK Thirty Years Ago

This is a photo of an eye that underwent Radial Keratotomy…
October 9, 2017/by levi

Two eyes – RK and Lasik

The 2 photos below are of eyes that underwent refractive surgeries.…
October 9, 2017/by levi

RK Thirty Years Ago with Extreme Discomfort. Seeing Clearly with GVR Scleral Lens

This is a photo of an eye that underwent Radial Keratotomy…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Corrected to 20/100 with Glasses, now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

This is a photo of me with my patient Ricardo, who has been…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy on Transplanted Cornea now 20/30 with GVR Scleral Lens

What was the surgeon thinking when he did this surgery? What…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Incisions Bursted During Cataract Surgery. Patient 20/25 with GVR Scleral Lens

This eye underwent Radial Keratotomy (RK) surgery in the 1980's.…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy, then Lasik, then Transplant, now 20/25 with GVR Scleral Lens

These are photos of the same eye. In 1993, this eye underwent…
August 6, 2016/by levi

RK Patient Happy for 20 Years, Then 20/50 and 20/200 and Uncorrectable. Now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

The woman standing next to me underwent Radial Keratotomy (RK)…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Happy with RK for 11 Years, then Struggling due to Declining Vision, Now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

The patient in this photo underwent Radial Keratotomy (RK)…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy in 1998, Lasik in 2002, Followed by Ectasia, has Six Years Good Vision with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient underwent Radial Keratotomy (R-K) surgery in both…
August 6, 2016/by levi

RK Patient from Chile Seeing Well For Five Years with Scleral Lens

The photo below is of my patient David on the right with his…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Fluctuating Radial Keratomy Vision Corrected to 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

The patient in this photo underwent Radial Keratotomy (R-K)…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Patient Seeing 20/20 Comfortably with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient underwent Radial Keratotomy eye surgery in 1992…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Three RKs, Wide and Deep Incisions, Patient Seeing Clearly and Comfortably All Day with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient underwent 3 separate Radial Keratotomy surgeries…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Deteriorating RK Vision Advised for Transplant now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient visited our office from Guatemala. In 1990 he…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Patient Advised to Seek Transplant now 20/20 in Each Eye with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient visited out office last year from Argentina. 25…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Unstable Radial Keratotomy Cornea has Distortions Fixed by GVR Scleral Lens

In the 1988, this eye underwent an eye surgery known as Radial…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Deteriorating Vision After RK for Police Officer, now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

This police officer underwent several Radial Keratotomy eye…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Equals Pain and Blurry Vision, but Clear and Comfortable with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient had 2 separate R-K (Radial Keratotomy) eye surgeries…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy followed by Lasik Equals More Vision Loss, now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

The young woman in the middle of this photo lost quality vision…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Produces Dry, Irregular Cornea, now 20/20 Each Eye with GVR Scleral Lens

This is a photo of our student extern David Yoo with a patient…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratotomy Patient with Diminished Vision now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

During the 1980s this patient underwent 3 separate Radial Keratotomy…
August 6, 2016/by levi

Radial Keratomy Patient with Pain, Distortions now 20/20 and Distortion-Free

In the 1980's, this patient underwent 4 separate radial keratotomy…
August 6, 2016/by levi

RK followed by Lasik Advised to Have Transplant, Avoids Transplant with GVR Scleral Lens

In the 1980's this patient underwent several separate Radial…
August 6, 2016/by levi

RK Patient now 20/20 with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient underwent Radial Keratotomy surgery in both eyes…
August 6, 2016/by levi

GVR scleral lens over a highly irregular RK cornea

The structural effect of the RK incisions on this cornea…
December 23, 2015/by levi

Scleral Lens over RK incisions

Like most patients we see with RK, the incisions remain…
December 23, 2015/by levi

ALK Complications addressed with GVR Scleral Lens

This patient (in center of photo) underwent a refractive surgical…
April 27, 2015/by levi

GVR Scleral Lens and RK

Radial Keratotomy (RK) was the first refractive surgical procedure…
September 22, 2014/by levi

Latest RK Videos

June 30, 2014/by levi