PMID- 7517303
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940804
LR  - 20161123
IS  - 1081-0803 (Print)
IS  - 1081-0803 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 2 Suppl
DP  - 1994 Mar-Apr
TI  - Measurement of corneal thickness by ultrasound after photorefractive keratectomy 
      in high myopia.
PG  - S211-6
AB  - BACKGROUND: Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) has been used to treat myopia in 
      human eyes since 1988. METHODS: We evaluated corneal ablation depth after excimer 
      laser myopic photorefractive keratectomy with the Summit Technology ExciMed 
      UV200LA laser. Preoperative refraction was: mean 9.58 diopters (D) +/- 2.01, 
      (range 6 to 17). We used ultrasound pachometry (1640 m/sec) in 40 eyes of 33 
      patients. Mean follow-up was of 49.5 weeks (range 16 to 76). RESULTS: The 
      measurement of the corneal thickness showed a reduction of the initial thickness 
      followed by an inconsistent increase caused by wound healing and tissue 
      proliferation. CONCLUSION: The data showed no direct correlation between diopters 
      of refractive correction and the change in corneal thickness.
FAU - Sabetti, L
AU  - Sabetti L
AD  - Clinica Oculistica, Ospedale S. Salvatore, L'Aquila-Italy.
FAU - Spadea, L
AU  - Spadea L
FAU - Furcese, N
AU  - Furcese N
FAU - Balestrazzi, E
AU  - Balestrazzi E
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Refract Corneal Surg
JT  - Journal of refractive and corneal surgery
JID - 9431306
SB  - IM
MH  - Cell Division
MH  - Cell Movement
MH  - Cornea/anatomy & histology/*diagnostic imaging/*surgery
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Laser Therapy
MH  - Male
MH  - Myopia/diagnostic imaging/physiopathology/*surgery
MH  - Refraction, Ocular
MH  - Ultrasonography
MH  - Visual Acuity
MH  - Wound Healing
EDAT- 1994/03/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/03/01 00:01
CRDT- 1994/03/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/03/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/03/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/03/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Refract Corneal Surg. 1994 Mar-Apr;10(2 Suppl):S211-6.