Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: RESULTS: The number and density of the opacities increased after LASEK. Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity decreased after LASEK as the density of the opacities increased. In three patients, mitomycin C was used intraoperatively, but corneal deposits also worsened in these patients. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Jae Hwan Lee, R Doyle Stulting, Dong Ho Lee, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Woon Cho Kim, Eung Kweon Kim |
Journal | Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)
(J Refract Surg)
Vol. 24
Issue 1
Pg. 39-45
(01 2008)
ISSN: 1081-597X [Print] United States |
PMID | 18269147
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Contraindications
- Cornea
(physiopathology)
- Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted
(adverse effects)
- Lasers, Excimer
- Male
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Myopia
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Visual Acuity
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