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Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy retreatment after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2008
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) retreatment after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.In this retrospective study, 22 eyes of 20 patients had LASEK retreatment for residual refractive errors after LASIK.
Ayman, Saeed, Maeve, O'Doherty, John, O'Doherty, Michael, O'Keefe   +3 more
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Keratocyte Density after Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy with Mitomycin C

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2010
To study the effects of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) with mitomycin C (MMC) on the keratocyte population.Prospective, nonrandomized, interventional, comparative case series.Fifty-six eyes treated at Vissum Santa Hortensia, Madrid, Spain, were included in the study. We compared 28 eyes treated with LASEK with intraoperative 0.02% MMC
Laura, de Benito Llopis, Pilar, Drake, Pilar, Cañadas, José Luis, Hernández-Verdejo, Miguel A, Teus   +4 more
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Topical anesthesia-induced keratopathy after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2007
A 42-year-old woman had uneventful bilateral laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) to correct myopia. She experienced intense pain in the first postoperative week and obtained topical oxybuprocaine for pain relief. Subsequently, she developed bilateral persistent corneal epithelial defects, epithelial edema, and bullae that failed to heal ...
Srinivas K, Rao, Victoria W Y, Wong, Arthur C K, Cheng, Philip T H, Lam, Dennis S C, Lam   +4 more
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Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy for low to high myopia and astigmatism

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2002
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) for the treatment of low to high myopia and astigmatism.Solo private practice, Mountain View, California, USA.Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy was performed in 146 eyes of 83 consecutive patients with myopia or myopic astigmatism using a VISX Star S2 excimer
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Transition zone design and smoothing in custom laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2005
To evaluate the results of custom laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) with a specially designed transition zone and smoothing for the treatment of refractive errors.Department of Ophthalmology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano-Milan, Italy.This prospective study involved myopic eyes having refractive surgery with the butterfly LASEK ...
Paolo, Vinciguerra, Fabrizio I, Camesasca, Ingrid M, Torres   +2 more
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Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy and photorefractive keratectomy for post-penetrating keratoplasty myopia and astigmatism in adults

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2011
To evaluate whether laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) achieve effective targeted correction and the extent of post-treatment corneal haze after corneal transplantation.Nonhospital surgical facility, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Evidence-based manuscript.This study evaluated visual acuity, refractive ...
Paul Y C, Huang, Peter T, Huang, William F, Astle, April D, Ingram, Ania, Hèbert, John, Huang, Stacy, Ruddell   +6 more
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Influence of intraocular astigmatism on the correction of myopic astigmatism by laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2014
To assess the influence of the origin of astigmatism on the correction of myopic astigmatism by laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK).Ophthalmology Department, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai, China.Prospective study.Patients having LASEK to correct myopia or myopic astigmatism were divided into 2 groups according to their ocular residual ...
Yishan, Qian, Jia, Huang, Renyuan, Chu, Xingtao, Zhou, Emily, Olszewski   +4 more
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Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy (LASEK) without Alcohol versus Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003
Purpose To evaluate epithelial healing and visual outcome after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) without alcohol de-epithelialization and to compare this technique to photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in myopia. Methods
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Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy for dry eye associated with soft contact lenses

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2005
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) in myopic patients with preoperative dry eye associated with extended soft contact lens use.Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.This nonrandomized prospective interventional case series study comprised 9 patients (18 eyes ...
Ko-Hua, Chen, Wen-Ming, Hsu, Shui-Mei, Lee, Jui-Yang, Lai, Yen-Shien, Li   +4 more
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Straylight measurements in laser in situ keratomileusis and laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy for myopia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2010
To compare straylight values before and 3 months after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) and to analyze the causes of any change.Private refractive surgery clinic, Driebergen, The Netherlands.Straylight was measured before and after LASIK or LASEK with a C-Quant straylight meter; values were ...
Lapid-Gortzak, Ruth, van der Linden, Jan Willem, van der Meulen, Ivanka, Nieuwendaal, Carla, van den Berg, Tom   +4 more
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