PMID- 7517307
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940804
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1081-0803 (Print)
IS  - 1081-0803 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 2 Suppl
DP  - 1994 Mar-Apr
TI  - Photorefractive keratectomy for myopia in 98 eyes.
PG  - S231-4
AB  - Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) was performed on 98 consecutive normal myopic 
      eyes with the Summit OmniMed laser System. The minimum follow-up was 3 months and 
      31 were followed for 6 months. Preoperative myopia ranged from -1.25 to -12.00 D. 
      The myopic eyes were divided into 4 groups according to the amount of myopia: 
      group 1 (-1.25 to -3.00 D), 17 eyes; group 2 (-3.12 to -6.00 D), 42 eyes; group 3 
      (-6.12 to -9.00 D), 29 eyes and group 4 (> 9.00 D), 10 eyes. In group 1 mean 
      uncorrected visual acuity was 0.87 at 3 months, 1.0 at 6 months and all of the 
      eyes were within 0.50 D of the attempted correction. In group 2 mean uncorrected 
      visual acuity was 0.76 at 3 months, 0.87 at 6 months and 92.3% of the eyes were 
      within 0.50 D of the attempted correction. In group 3 mean uncorrected visual 
      acuity was 0.65 and 0.66 at 3 and 6 months respectively and 77.8% of eyes were 
      within 0.50 D of the attempted refractive correction. In group 4, mean 
      uncorrected visual acuity was 0.46 and 0.7 at 3 and 6 months, respectively, and 
      100% were within 0.50 D of the attempted correction. Two eyes lost 2 lines and 4 
      eyes gained 2 or more lines of their preoperative best spectacle corrected visual 
      acuity. Three eyes exhibited steroid induced rise in intraocular pressure that 
      was controlled with topical timolol. No serious complications occurred. Despite 
      the short follow-up, photorefractive keratectomy with the 193 nm excimer laser 
      appears to be an effective and safe treatment for the correction of myopia.
FAU - Murta, J N
AU  - Murta JN
AD  - Centro De Cirurgia Ocular por Laser, Coimbra, Portugal.
FAU - Proenca, R
AU  - Proenca R
FAU - Van Velze, R A
AU  - Van Velze RA
FAU - Travassos, A
AU  - Travassos A
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Refract Corneal Surg
JT  - Journal of refractive and corneal surgery
JID - 9431306
RN  - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone)
RN  - SV0CSG527L (Fluorometholone)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cornea/*surgery
MH  - Dexamethasone/administration & dosage/adverse effects
MH  - Fluorometholone/administration & dosage/adverse effects
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Laser Therapy
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Myopia/physiopathology/*surgery
MH  - Ocular Hypertension/chemically induced
MH  - Prognosis
MH  - Refraction, Ocular
MH  - Visual Acuity
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):S231-4.