Abstract | PURPOSE: SETTING: Corneal Consultants of Colorado, Littleton, Colorado, and International Eye Care Laser Vision Center, Houston, Texas, USA. METHODS: In a retrospective 2-surgeon interventional case series, outcomes in 60 eyes of 41 patients with moderate to high myopia were reported. All eyes had LASIK using a Visx Star S2 or Summit Apex Plus((R)) excimer laser. Residual myopia was treated with RK. RESULTS: Of the 54 eyes corrected for distance, the mean refractive spherical equivalent was -8.09 diopters (D) preoperatively and -0.43 D after LASIK and RK. The mean follow-up was 15.4 months. At the last visit, the uncorrected visual acuity was 20/20 in 22 eyes (41%), 20/25 in 36 eyes (67%), and 20/40 in 51 eyes (94%). No eye lost 2 or more lines of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. CONCLUSIONS: Many patients previously considered poor refractive surgery candidates because of their degree of myopia or corneal thickness could be offered this safe and effective combined refractive technique.
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Authors | Richard E Damiano, Gregory A Kouyoumdjian, S Lance Forstot, Wesley B Kasen, Charles R Moore |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 29
Issue 5
Pg. 908-11
(May 2003)
ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12781274
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Cornea
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Intraoperative Complications
- Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
(methods)
- Keratotomy, Radial
(methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myopia
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Postoperative Complications
- Refraction, Ocular
- Retrospective Studies
- Safety
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
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