PMID- 9771079
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19981113
LR  - 20081121
IS  - 0042-465X (Print)
IS  - 0042-465X (Linking)
VI  - 114
IP  - 4
DP  - 1998 Jul-Aug
TI  - [Photorefractive keratectomy by excimer laser for correcting myopia and myopic 
      astigmatism].
PG  - 16-8
AB  - Photorefraction keratectomy (PRK) was carried out using Nidek EC-5000 eximer 
      laser in patients with myopia of different degree and myopic astigmatism. After 
      12 months, visual acuity without correction was 0.6-1.0 diopters in all patients 
      with slight myopia, 0.7-1.0 in 95% of patients with medium myopia, and 0.8-1.0 in 
      86% of patients with high myopia. A lower visual acuity in high myopia was caused 
      by retinal complications of myopia. The results of refraction after PRK depended 
      on the severity of myopia and patient's age. The degree of myopia regression 
      depended on preoperative refraction and was more expressed in high myopia. Young 
      patients developed a more expressed tendency to decrease of postoperative 
      refraction. The results indicate that eximer laser is an effective and reliable 
      tool for correcting myopia of different degree and myopic astigmatism.
FAU - Krasnov, M M
AU  - Krasnov MM
FAU - Kurenkov, V V
AU  - Kurenkov VV
FAU - Polunin, G S
AU  - Polunin GS
LA  - rus
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Eksimernyi lazer v fotorefraktsionnoi keratoektomii dlia korrektsii miopii i 
      miopicheskogo astigmatizma.
PL  - Russia (Federation)
TA  - Vestn Oftalmol
JT  - Vestnik oftalmologii
JID - 0415216
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Astigmatism/*surgery
MH  - Cornea/*surgery
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lasers, Excimer
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Myopia/*surgery
MH  - *Photorefractive Keratectomy
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Visual Acuity
EDAT- 1998/10/15 00:00
MHDA- 1998/10/15 00:01
CRDT- 1998/10/15 00:00
PHST- 1998/10/15 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/10/15 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/10/15 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vestn Oftalmol. 1998 Jul-Aug;114(4):16-8.