It required an entirely different technique from conventional open surgery.

He said: 'The vast majority of patients suffered much less pain than with conventional surgery.

If the damage proves to be more extensive than believed, he will require conventional surgery and probably miss the rest of the season.

The 554-bed facility provides a full range of services including conventional surgery, radiation treatment, high risk patient care and others.

As with laser surgery, conventional surgery is performed on one eye at a time.

They worry that it may have a higher rate of complications than conventional surgery.

Today many surgeons doing conventional surgery have reduced the incision to 6 or 7 inches from 8 to 12.

And why bother with a transplant at all, some ask, when conventional surgery will do the job?

Early trial results suggest that it may be a beneficial approach for patients who are at high risk from conventional surgery.

The patient had abdominal scars that would have made conventional surgery difficult.