Early visual and clinical outcomes of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy versus transepithelial keratectomy with smart pulse technology for myopia [PDF]
Oman Journal of OphthalmologyPURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare early visual outcomes, epithelial healing, and stromal haze between transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (Trans-PRK) using smart pulse technology (SPT) with traditional Trans-PRK.
Turad Alkadi +4 more
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Wavefront-guided versus cross-cylinder photorefractive keratectomy in moderate-to-high astigmatism: a cohort of two consecutive clinical trials [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012 MR Sedghipour, R Sorkhabi, A MostafaeiNikoukari Ophthalmology University Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranBackground: Although there have been many studies of the efficacy and safety of wavefront-guided (WF) and cross-cylinder
Sedghipour MR, Sorkhabi R, Mostafaei A
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Nodular Epithelial Hyperplasia after Photorefractive Keratectomy Followed by Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2013 This study describes a case of nodular epithelial hyperplasia and stromal alterations in a patient with keratoconus who was submitted to topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) followed by corneal collagen cross-linking.
Ayla Bogoni +3 more
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Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020 Madeline Ripa,1 Brent Betts,1 Shagun Dhaliwal,1 Kaidi Wang,1 Severin Pouly,1 Danli Chen,2 Mark Mifflin1 1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A.
Ripa M +6 more
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The Impact of Photorefractive Keratectomy and Mitomycin C on Corneal Nerves and Their Regeneration. [PDF]
J Refract Surg, 2018 Purpose: To determine how PRK and MMC impact corneal nerves and their regeneration over time after surgery. Methods: Twenty-eight New Zealand rabbits had: corneal epithelial scrape with MMC 0.02% (n=3) and without MMC (n=3), −9.0 diopter PRK with MMC (n ...
Medeiros CS +5 more
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Corneal Aberrations Before and After Photorefractive Keratectomy [PDF]
Journal of Optometry, 2008 Purpose: To determine whether - and which - higher-order corneal aberrations, up to the sixth order, are induced by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Methods: 197 eyes of 197 patients have been examined with a corneal aberrometer for a 3.5 and a 6.0 mm ...
Nicola Rosa +5 more
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POSTOPERATIVE CORNEAL HAZE AFTER TRANSEPITHELIAL PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY (TRANS PRK) VERSUS CONVENTIONAL PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY (PRK) [PDF]
Al-Azhar Medical Journal, 2020 Background: Photorefractive keratectomy PRK is a refractive surgery appropriate for subjects with refractive errors who are not eligible candidates for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (transPRK) is a subtype of PRK in which conventional alcohol assisted mechanical removal of the epithelium is replaced by
Hosny Hassan Mohammad +2 more
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Bilateral Nocardia Keratitis after Photorefractive Keratectomy [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2012 Purpose: To report the clinical, confocal scan, and histopathologic features of Nocardia keratitis in a patient who developed bilateral infection following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
Amir Faramarzi +5 more
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Photorefractive Keratectomy Enhancement (PRK) After Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022 To determine rates of enhancement and visual prognosis following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) enhancement of small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).This retrospective, single-site study reviewed all cases of primary SMILE at Hoopes Vision in Draper, Utah between March 14, 2017 and April 8, 2022 to identify any cases that required follow-up ...
Majid Moshirfar +7 more
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Translational Vision Science & Technology, 2023 Purpose To evaluate the change in corneal stiffness after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
H. Hashemi +5 more
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