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Temporal hinge technique can yield many benefits in appropriate eyes

Santa Monica, CA-A temporal hinge LASIK flap technique significantly increases the area of treatable corneal stromal bed for a given flap diameter compared with a superior hinge flap and offers a number of other advantages, including enabling retention of a broad hinge, said Kerry K. Assil, MD.

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