PMID- 7553120
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19951122
LR  - 20081121
IS  - 1081-597X (Print)
IS  - 1081-597X (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 3 Suppl
DP  - 1995 May-Jun
TI  - Photorefractive keratectomy for myopic astigmatism using the emphasis erodible 
      mask. Spanish User Group.
PG  - S343-8
AB  - Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) using the Summit emphasis erodible mask was 
      performed on 229 eyes with myopic astigmatism. To analyze the efficacy and safety 
      of the method, we evaluated the following: spectacle corrected visual acuity and 
      refractive error as parameters of efficacy; corneal clarity, decentration of the 
      ablation zone and complications as parameters of safety. Despite the short follow 
      up (the longest was 12 months) our results show that the emphasis erodible mask 
      appears to be an effective surgical method for correcting myopic astigmatism. 
      However, we found a great number of complications and subjective symptoms that 
      worsened the visual outcome. We conclude that the emphasis erodible mask has 
      satisfactory efficacy but unsatisfactory safety.
FAU - Gomez de Liano, M Z
AU  - Gomez de Liano MZ
AD  - Clinica Ofalmologica de Madrid, S.L., Spain.
FAU - Jimenez-Alfaro, I
AU  - Jimenez-Alfaro I
FAU - Carreras, I
AU  - Carreras I
FAU - Castaneda, J
AU  - Castaneda J
FAU - Lopez Gracia, M
AU  - Lopez Gracia M
FAU - Mendez, J
AU  - Mendez J
FAU - Pellicer, T
AU  - Pellicer T
FAU - Rodriguez Bayo, S
AU  - Rodriguez Bayo S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Refract Surg
JT  - Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)
JID - 9505927
SB  - IM
MH  - Astigmatism/*surgery
MH  - Cornea/*surgery
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lasers, Excimer
MH  - Myopia/*surgery
MH  - *Photorefractive Keratectomy/instrumentation
MH  - Postoperative Complications
MH  - Refraction, Ocular
MH  - Visual Acuity
EDAT- 1995/05/01 00:00
MHDA- 1995/05/01 00:01
CRDT- 1995/05/01 00:00
PHST- 1995/05/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1995/05/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1995/05/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Refract Surg. 1995 May-Jun;11(3 Suppl):S343-8.