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8006791

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
We present our experience with 63 myopic eyes that had photorefractive keratectomy with an excimer laser. Minimum follow-up was six months. Mean preoperative myopia was -3.98 diopters (D) (range: -9.00 D to 1.25 D) and mean preoperative uncorrected visual acuity, 20/220. The epithelium was removed and fixation accomplished with a suction ring. Photoablation was then performed on a 5.0 mm diameter optical zone. Mean postoperative myopia was -0.60 D (range: -6.35 D to +2.25 D) after six months. Mean uncorrected visual acuity was 20/30. All corneas had a subepithelial haze that decreased progressively. There were no major complications. Except in a few cases, predictability was satisfactory. Photorefractive keratectomy proved effective throughout the trial. We need to study more patients with a longer follow-up to determine the indications and applications of this technique.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0886-3350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20 Suppl
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
223-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Results of photorefractive keratectomy on 63 myopic eyes with six months minimum follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
Quinze-Vingts Hospital, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article