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7791054

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
In this study, 108 eyes of 62 patients had photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with a 193 nm excimer laser to correct myopia. The eyes were assigned to one of three groups: low, moderate, or high myopia. Six months after PRK, 88.9% of eyes in the low myopia group, 90.0% in the moderate myopia group, and 23.8% in the high myopia group achieved an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better. In the low myopia group, 88.9% were within +/- 1 diopter (D) of attempted correction, as were 70.0% in the moderate group and 18.8% in the high myopia group. There were no significant complications. We conclude that excimer laser PRK appears to be a safe and relatively accurate procedure to correct low to moderate myopia but not high myopia because of regression over time.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0886-3350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
150-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for myopia: six-month follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
I-Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article