Effects of topical corticosteroids after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Chatterjee, Anupam ^a   Shah, Sunil ^a   Galway, Gavin ^a  

^a Optimax Laser Eye Clinics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROMETHOLONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EXCIMER LASER; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CORNEA; FLUOROMETHOLONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030730178     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Gartry DS, Kerr Muir M, Marshall J. The effect of topical corticosteroids on refraction and corneal haze following excimer laser treatment of myopia: an update A prospective randomized, double-masked study. Eye 1993:7:584-590.
2. Fagerholm P, Hamberg-Nystrom H, Tengroth B, Epstein D. Effect of postoperative steroids on the refractive outcome of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia with the Summit excimer laser. J Cataract Refract Surg 1994;20(suppl):S212-S215.
3. Fitzsimmons TD, Fagerholm P, Tengroth B. Steroid treatment of myopic regression: acute refractive and topographic changes in excimer photorefractive keratectomy patients. Cornea 1993;12:338-351.
4. O'Brart DP, Lohmann CP, Klonos O, et al. The effects of topical corticosteroids and plasmin inhibitors on refractive outcome, haze and visual performance after photorefractive keratectomy. A prospective, randomized observer-masked study. Ophthalmology 1994;101:1565-1574.