Effect of Decreasing Surface and Interface Irregularities after Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser in situ Keratomileusis on Optical and Functional Outcomes
| Autor: | P. Radice, V. De Molfetta, M. Azzolini, P. Airaghi, Paolo Vinciguerra |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity Materials science genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Visual Acuity Keratomileusis Excimer Photorefractive Keratectomy Cornea Corneal Transplantation Corneal Opacity Optics Ophthalmology Myopia medicine Humans medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Corneal Topography LASIK Corneal topography Ablation eye diseases Photorefractive keratectomy Lasers Excimer Surgery Laser Therapy sense organs medicine.symptom business Smoothing Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1081-597X |
| DOI: | 10.3928/1081-597x-19980401-12 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: To assess a new method for decreasing corneal ablated surface irregularities after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) by performing a final smoothing immediately after the treatment. METHODS: One hundred forty-seven eyes with ablation irregularities after PRK or LASIK using the Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser and examined with the Nidek EAS 1000, were randomized into two groups: 74 eyes had final smoothing and 73 eyes were patched immediately. Preoperative mean refraction for the smoothing group was -7.55 ± 250 D and for the patched group, it was -7.30 ± 1.90 D, (p = 0.04). RESULTS: At 12 months after treatment, mean haze was 0.5 ± 0.3 in the smoothing group and 1.2 ± 0.4 in the patched group (p = 0.006); mean spectaclecorrected visual acuity was 1.1 ± 0.25 in the smoothing group and 0.95 ± 0.18 in the patched group (p = 0.02); the percentages of eyes within 1.00 D of the planned correction was 68% in the smoothing group and 33% in the patched group. CONCLUSION: Performing a final smoothing immediately after PRK or LASIK improves refractive and optical outcomes. [J Refract Surg 1998;14:S199-S203] |
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