Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: a retrospective review of 30 patients (60 eyes) with unilateral amblyopia (corrected distance visual acuity [CDVA] 0.6 or worse) who underwent simultaneous bilateral laser vision correction using the Technolas 217z excimer laser (Bausch & Lomb) was performed. Mean patient age was 31.03 ± 10.05 years (range: 18 to 53 years). Visual outcomes in the amblyopic eye were compared with those in the fellow nonamblyopic control eye of the same patient. RESULTS: mean preoperative CDVA improved in amblyopic eyes from 0.50 ± 0.13 to 0.57 ± 0.20 postoperatively (average gain of 0.075 ± 0.14; P=.007) and improved from 0.92 ± 0.12 preoperatively to 0.93±0.15 after surgery (mean gain of 0.013 ± 0.14; P=.603) in the fellow nonamblyopic eyes. The safety index was significantly greater in the amblyopic eyes compared with the nonamblyopic fellow eyes (1.15 ± 0.30 vs 1.02 ± 0.15, P=.035), therefore, no difference was noted in efficacy (P=.913). Five of 30 eyes with mild to moderate amblyopia gained 2 to 4 lines of CDVA. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Faik Oruçoğlu-Orucov, Joseph Frucht-Pery, David Landau, Eyal Strasman, Abraham Solomon |
Journal | Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)
(J Refract Surg)
Vol. 27
Issue 1
Pg. 18-22
(Jan 2011)
ISSN: 1081-597X [Print] United States |
PMID | 20415286
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Amblyopia
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Anisometropia
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Humans
- Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
(methods)
- Lasers, Excimer
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myopia
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Refraction, Ocular
(physiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
- Young Adult
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