449.24894 - “Surgical treatment for a refractive error of the eye” defined.

449.24894  “Surgical treatment for a refractive error of the eye” defined.  “Surgical treatment for a refractive error of the eye” means the surgical treatment of a patient with a refractive error of the eye by:

      1.  Photorefractive keratectomy;

      2.  Laser in situ keratomileusis;

      3.  Conductive keratoplasty;

      4.  Implantation of an intraocular lens; or

      5.  Any other available technology, technique or procedure which surgically treats refractive errors of the eye and which has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 451)