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8287981

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy was performed with the aim of correcting a range of myopic errors between -1.00 and -10.00 dioptres. Corneal healing was monitored through the first post-operative year by serial assessments of refraction, contrast sensitivity, corneal haze, pachymetry and keratometry. Eighty-one patients were recruited for the study. At 12 months 81% were within +/- 1.00 dioptre of desired emmetropia and with unaided vision of 6/12. Contrast sensitivity was found by Pelli-Robson assessment to be reduced throughout the 12 months and regression analysis predicted recovery by 2 years. At 12 months, however, only 15% of patients were found to have lost a single line of best corrected Snellen acuity. Predictability of results was found to be greatest for initial errors less than -4.00 dioptres. No serious complications were observed during the follow-up period, but refraction had not stabilised in all cases and patients remain under review.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0950-222X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7 ( Pt 5)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
617-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for myopia: 12 month follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial