Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: RESULTS:
Corneal opacity was reduced in all patients. At postoperative month 12, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) improved from the preoperative level in 22 eyes of 28 eyes, did not change in 3 eyes, and declined in 3 eyes. BSCVA at month 24 was better than the preoperative acuity in 17 eyes of 23 eyes, similar in 1 eye, and worse in 5 eyes. Eyes with granular dystrophy showed significantly better BSCVA improvement than those with band keratopathy. A hyperopic shift of +1.0 diopter or more occurred in 14 eyes of 28 eyes at month 12 and in 12 eyes of 23 eyes at month 24. No serious adverse effects were encountered during the 3-year follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | S Amano, T Oshika, Y Tazawa, T Tsuru |
Journal | Japanese journal of ophthalmology
(Jpn J Ophthalmol)
1999 Nov-Dec
Vol. 43
Issue 6
Pg. 513-6
ISSN: 0021-5155 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 10672881
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cornea
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Corneal Opacity
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lasers, Excimer
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Photorefractive Keratectomy
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
- Wound Healing
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