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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-3-3
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| pubmed:abstractText |
One hundred twenty-six eyes that had undergone radial keratotomy were analyzed to assess the early changes in refractive error after surgery. Between two weeks and three months, 38% of eyes became more myopic by less than 1 diopter (D), 34% by 1.00 to 1.87 D, and 25% by 2.00 to 3.50 D. Four eyes (3%) had a decrease of 0.25 to 1.25 D. The average increase between two weeks and three months was 1.31 D (SD, 0.9 D). To decrease this change, 15 eyes were semi-pressure patched at night and treated with topical steroids for four weeks following surgery. The average change between two weeks and three months in these eyes was 0.3 D (SD, 1.0 D). This retrospective study suggests that semi-pressure patching after surgery may be useful for eyes that are undercorrected or overcorrected by less than 1 D.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0003-9950
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
106
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
212-4
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1988
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Early changes in refractive error following radial keratotomy.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Estelle Doheny Eye Foundation, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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