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Examines the pilot clinical study on Epi-LASIK for correcting low myopia on Heraklion, Greece. Indication of epithelial separation in Epi-LASIK; Provision of histologic examination on the procedure; Importance of epithelial sheet preservation for the Epi-LASIK.

The article focuses on the research findings that ocular rigidity may affect corneal biomechanics after a refractive surgery. According to professor and chairman of the department of ophthalmology Ioannis G. Pallikaris, MD at the University Hospital in Heraklion, total eye rigidity is one of the major factors that affect the biomechanics of the cornea. He added, with the LASIK the thickness of the cornea decreased and the radius of the cornea in myopic eyes increases.

Focuses on Photoablatable Lenticular Module (PALM), a simple masking technique for correcting corneal irregularities. How the curvature selection of the molding lens is determine; Major advantage of PALM; Key to achieving an accurate result in the masking technique.