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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-10-10
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pubmed:abstractText |
As part of a clinical trial, photorefractive keratectomy using the VISX 2015 193-nm excimer laser was performed on 91 healthy eyes of 91 patients. Preoperative refractive errors (spherical equivalent) ranged from -1.00 to -7.50 diopters (mean, -4.16 +/- 1.41 diopters). No patient had more than 1 diopter of refractive astigmatism. Six months postoperatively, the average residual refractive error was +0.09 +/- 0.63 diopters (range, -2.13 to +1.63 diopters). Correction within 1 diopter of that attempted was attained in 85 eyes (93%). Uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better was attained in 86 eyes (95%) and was 20/25 or better in 67 eyes (74%). At one year, follow-up information was available on 85 eyes of 85 patients. The average residual refractive error was -0.15 +/- 0.65 diopters (range, -2.50 to +1.63 diopters). Correction within 1 diopter of that attempted was attained in 85 eyes (93%). Uncorrected visual acuity was 20/40 or better in 83 eyes (98%) and was 20/25 or better in 68 eyes (80%). One patient lost three lines of best-corrected visual acuity because of corneal haze, dropping from 20/15 to 20/30, whereas all other patients returned to best-corrected visual acuity within one line of their preoperative best-corrected visual acuity. Photorefractive keratectomy with the 193-nm excimer laser appears to be a useful treatment modality for the reduction of mild to moderate myopia.
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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 |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9394
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
15
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pubmed:volume |
118
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
304-11
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Cornea,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Laser Therapy,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Myopia,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Treatment Outcome,
pubmed-meshheading:8085586-Visual Acuity
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Results one year after using the 193-nm excimer laser for photorefractive keratectomy in mild to moderate myopia.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Phillips Eye Institute Center for Teaching and Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Clinical Trial, Phase III
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