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1520108

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
Scarring or undercorrection occurs in a small percentage of patients after myopic photorefractive keratectomy. Scarring occurred in 1.8% of 298 patients with a baseline myopia of 6.0 diopters or less, increasing to 8.8% in those with corrections of more than 6.0 D. Undercorrection of more than 1 D occurred in 2.7% of the eyes with a baseline myopia of up to -6.0 D. A much greater incidence of undercorrection (30% to 40%) was found after corrections of more than 6.0 D. Thirty eyes in 30 patients were reoperated because of scarring (11 eyes) and/or undercorrection (27 eyes) and were observed for 6 to 18 months (average, 7.8 months). Only one of the eyes has shown mild scar formation after this second laser treatment. Sixty-three percent of these patients had a manifest refraction between -1.0 D and +1.0 D six months after reoperation. Repeated phototablation seems to be a valuable technique for treatment of undercorrection and/or scarring after photorefractive keratectomy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1230-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Repeated excimer laser treatment after photorefractive keratectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Universittsaugenklinik im Klinikum Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article