PMID- 7715922
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19950515
LR  - 20180217
IS  - 0030-3755 (Print)
IS  - 0030-3755 (Linking)
VI  - 209
IP  - 1
DP  - 1995
TI  - Effects on the corneal endothelium six months following photorefractive 
      keratectomy.
PG  - 17-20
AB  - Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with a 193-nm excimer laser has been shown not 
      to destroy endothelial cells in vivo. However, this laser could damage 
      endothelial cell metabolism, and result in damage over a longer term. In this 
      paper, a comparison between the number and shape of corneal endothelial cells has 
      been performed in 25 patients before and 6 months after PRK. These patients 
      underwent treatment with myopic correction ranging from 2.5 to 17 dpt and with an 
      estimated corneal thinning ranging from 25 to 170 microns. No significant changes 
      in the number (p = 0.167) and shape (p = 0.075) of endothelial cells have been 
      found. These results show that there are no long-term damages after PRK even in 
      severely myopic eyes.
FAU - Rosa, N
AU  - Rosa N
AD  - Eye Department, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
FAU - Cennamo, G
AU  - Cennamo G
FAU - Del Prete, A
AU  - Del Prete A
FAU - Pastena, B
AU  - Pastena B
FAU - Sebastiani, A
AU  - Sebastiani A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Ophthalmologica
JT  - Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of 
      ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde
JID - 0054655
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cell Count
MH  - Cornea/*surgery
MH  - Endothelium, Corneal/*cytology
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Laser Therapy
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Myopia/*surgery
MH  - Prospective Studies
EDAT- 1995/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1995/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1995/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1995/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1995/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1995/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1159/000310568 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ophthalmologica. 1995;209(1):17-20. doi: 10.1159/000310568.