RESUMO
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of the base curve radius (BCR) of therapeutic soft contact lens (T-lens) on epithelial healing after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK). METHODS: Ninety-two eyes in 47 patients with myopia were prospectively evaluated after LASEK. All the patients wore T-lenses with the BCR (R1) randomly chosen after LASEK. The T-lenses were removed after complete healing of the epithelial wounds. We calculated an estimated BCR (R2) from postoperative topography using a diopter conversion table. The patients were divided into two groups according to the differences between the BCR (R1) and the estimated BCR (R2). The flat fitting group was R1 > R2 (Group A), and the steep fitting group was R1R2) had 53 eyes, and Group B (R1Assuntos
Adulto
, Feminino
, Humanos
, Masculino
, Lentes de Contato Hidrofílicas/normas
, Epitélio Corneano/patologia
, Desenho de Equipamento
, Seguimentos
, Ceratectomia Subepitelial Assistida por Laser/métodos
, Período Pós-Operatório
, Estudos Prospectivos
, Refração Ocular
, Erros de Refração/patologia
, Propriedades de Superfície
, Resultado do Tratamento
, Acuidade Visual
, Cicatrização
RESUMO
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of the base curve radius (BCR) of therapeutic soft contact lens (T-lens) on epithelial healing after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK). METHODS: Ninety-two eyes in 47 patients with myopia were prospectively evaluated after LASEK. All the patients wore T-lenses with the BCR (R1) randomly chosen after LASEK. The T-lenses were removed after complete healing of the epithelial wounds. We calculated an estimated BCR (R2) from postoperative topography using a diopter conversion table. The patients were divided into two groups according to the differences between the BCR (R1) and the estimated BCR (R2). The flat fitting group was R1 > R2 (Group A), and the steep fitting group was R1R2) had 53 eyes, and Group B (R1Assuntos
Adulto
, Feminino
, Humanos
, Masculino
, Lentes de Contato Hidrofílicas/normas
, Epitélio Corneano/patologia
, Desenho de Equipamento
, Seguimentos
, Ceratectomia Subepitelial Assistida por Laser/métodos
, Período Pós-Operatório
, Estudos Prospectivos
, Refração Ocular
, Erros de Refração/patologia
, Propriedades de Superfície
, Resultado do Tratamento
, Acuidade Visual
, Cicatrização