Evaluation of the long-term effects of photorefractive keratectomy correction for myopia in China

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-362

  Chen, Lan ^a   Ye, Ting ^a   Yang, Xinjun ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Long term effects; Meta analysis; Myopia; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CORNEA DISEASE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; MYOPIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHINA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79957836512     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/EJO.2011.6226     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Talley AR, Hardten DR, Sher NA, et al. Results one year after using the 193-nm excimer laser for photorefractive keratectomy in mild to moderate myopia. Am J Ophthalmol 1994; 118: 304-11.
2. Wang ZW, Pang GX, Zheng W, et al. An analysis on follow-up results of photoreactive keratectomy for treatment of myopia. Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1995; 31: 172-80.
3. Kim JH, Sah WJ, Hahn TW, Lee YC. Some problems after photorefractive keratectomy. J Refract Corneal Surg 1994; 10 (Suppl): S226-30.
4. Aron-Rosa DS, Colin J, Aron B, et al. Clinical results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy: a multicenter study of 265 eyes. J Cataract Refract Surg 1995; 21: 644-52.
5. Pallikaris IG, Kymionis GD, Astyrakakis NI. Corneal ectasia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001; 27: 1796-802.
6. Spadea L, Palmieri G, Mosca L, Fasciani R, Balestrazzi E. Latrogenic keratectasia following laser in situ keratomileusis. J Refract Surg 2002; 18: 475-80.
7. Liu ZQ, Wang LH, Xu XY, Cheng ZY, Zhou F, Li JH. Long-term prospective follow-up study of myopic photorefractive keratectomy. Ophthalmologica 2008; 222: 386-90.
8. Zhang JR. The curative effect of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in ten years. Chin J Ocul Trauma Occup Eye Dis 2009; 31: 139-41.
9. Cao XL, Tao LM, Hu LF. Analysis of long-term results of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. Int J Ophthalmol 2008; 8: 1869-71.
10. Zhan SH, Pang GX, Jin YM, Sun YM, Li WY. [Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for lower to moderate myopia:5 year follow-up.] Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 1999; 35: 277-9.
11. Gu MS, Li ZY, Liu XH, Gao CZ. The analysis of long-term results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. Chin J Ocul Trauma Occup Eye Dis 2004; 26: 177-9.
12. Huangfu XJ, Zhou HY, Lian J. Clinical analysis of long-term results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for low and moderate myopia. Chin J Pract Ophthalmol 2003; 21: 688-9.
13. Liu SZ, Wu XY, Wang PB, Xia XB, Tan XP, Hu SF. Long-term results of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and myopic astigmatism. Int J Ophthalmol 2004; 4: 265-7.
14. Bedei A, Marabotti A, Giannecchini I, et al. Photorefractive keratectomy in high myopic defects with or without intraoperative mitomycin C: 1-year results. Eur J Ophthalmol 2006; 16: 229-34.
15. Alió JL, Muftuoglu O, Ortiz D, et al. Ten-year follow-up of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia of less than -6 diopters. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145: 29-36.
16. Alió JL, Muftuoglu O, Ortiz D, et al. Ten-year follow-up of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia of more than -6 diopters. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145: 37-45.
17. Koshimizu J, Dhanuka R, Yamaguchi T. Ten-year follow-up of photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2010; 248: 1817-25.
18. Bricola G, Scotto R, Mete M, Cerruti S, Traverso CE. A 14- year follow-up of photorefractive keratectomy. J Refract Surg 2009; 25: 545-52.
19. Reibaldi A, Uva MG, Longo A. Nine-year follow-up of trabeculectomy with or without low-dosage mitomycin-c in primary open-angle glaucoma. Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92: 1666-70.
20. Yanyali AC, Talu H, Alp BN, Karabas L, Ay GM, Caglar Y. Intraoperative mitomycin C in the treatment of pterygium. Cornea 2000; 19: 471-3.
21. Talamo JH, Gollamudi S, Green WR, De La Cruz Z, Filatov V, Stark WJ. Modulation of corneal wound healing after excimer laser keratomileusis using topical mitomycin C and steroids. Arch Ophthalmol 1991; 109: 1141-6.
22. Shalaby A, Kaye GB, Gimbel HV. Mitomycin C in photorefractive keratectomy. J Refract Surg 2009; 25(Suppl): S93-7.
23. Argento C, Cosentino MJ, Ganly M. Comparison of laser epithelial keratomileusis with and without the use of mitomycin C. J Refract Surg 2006; 22: 782-6.
24. Winkler von Mohrenfels C, Khoramnia R, Maier M, Lohmann CP. EpiLASIK with mitomycin C. Eur J Ophthalmol 2010; 20: 55-61.