Abstract | PURPOSE: SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. METHODS: In this prospective study, 27 patients with a manifest refraction of -3.00 to -6.50 diopters were treated and followed for 3 months. In each case, PRK was performed in 1 eye and LASEK in the other eye. The first eye treated and the surgical method used in the first eye were randomized. Postoperative pain, epithelial healing time, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), manifest refraction, corneal haze, and surgical preference were examined in PRK- and LASEK-treated eyes. RESULTS: During the 3 month follow-up, there were no significant between-eye differences in epithelial healing time, UCVA, or refractive error. However, LASEK-treated eyes had lower postoperative pain scores (P =.047) and corneal haze scores (1 month; P =.02) than PRK-treated eyes. Seventeen patients (63%) preferred the LASEK procedure. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | J B Lee, G J Seong, J H Lee, K Y Seo, Y G Lee, E K Kim |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 27
Issue 4
Pg. 565-70
(Apr 2001)
ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11311625
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Cornea
(surgery)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
- Lasers, Excimer
- Male
- Myopia
(surgery)
- Pain, Postoperative
(prevention & control)
- Photorefractive Keratectomy
- Prospective Studies
- Refraction, Ocular
- Safety
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
- Wound Healing
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