Recovery of uncorrected visual acuity after laser in situ keratomileusis or photorefractive keratectomy for low myopia

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-155

  Walker, Mark B ^a   Wilson, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Excimer laser; LASIK; PRK; Refractive surgery; Visual performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEA; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYOPIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035110587     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200103000-00007     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Comparison of photorefractive keratectomy with excimer laser in situ keratomileusis in correcting low myopia (from -2.00 to -5.50 diopters)
2. Randomized bilateral comparison of excimer laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy for 2.50 to 8.00 diopters of myopia
3. Comparison of laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy to correct myopia from -1.25 to -6.00 diopters
4. Incidence and management of intraoperative and early postoperative complications in 1000 consecutive laser in situ keratomileusis cases
5. Laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia and myopic astigmatism
6. Complications of laser in situ keratomileusis for the correction of myopia
7. One year results of PRK in low and moderate myopia: Less than 0.5% of eyes lose 2 or more lines of vision