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. 2018 Apr 10;2018(4):CD009877. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009877.pub2
Optical
correction of refractive error
Eyeglasses Unifocal/Single glasses
 
Spherical and/or toric (i.e. cylindrical)
Bifocal glasses
Trifocal glasses
Multifocal/progressive glasses
Spherical and/or toric with addition(s) for near and or intermediate distances
Contact lenses Unifocal Spherical and/or toric
Orthokeratology, which refers to the use of rigid gas‐permeable contact lenses, normally worn only at night, to improve vision through the reshaping of the cornea.
Multifocal Spherical and/or toric with addition for near and or intermediate distances
Refractive
surgery
Lenses, Intraocular (IOLs) Anterior chamber IOLs, Posterior chamber IOLs
Corneal Surgery, Laser lamellar (LASIK, intraLASIK/FemtoLASIK) and surface (photorefractive keratectomy [PRK], laser epithelial keratomileusis [LASEK], and Epi‐LASIK) ablation
Keratotomy, Radial A procedure that consists of making numerous radial incisions which extended from the pupil to the periphery of the cornea in a pattern like the spokes of a wheel.