Clinical Outcomes of Advanced Surface Ablation with Smoothing in High Myopia
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 365-371, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-176662
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the results of Advanced Surface Ablation (ASA) coupled with "smoothing" to smooth the ablation surface after covering masking fluid.METHODS:
ASA was performed in 61 eyes with ablation depth of more than 75 microm. The mean refractive error was -5.88 +/- 1.27 D and mean ablation depth was 102.93 +/- 12.06 microm. Smoothing was performed in all patients (mean depth 16.79 +/- 2.43 microm, mean diameter 8.77 +/- 0.16 mm). Customized Aspheric Transition zone (CATz) was used in the laser algorithm.RESULTS:
The mean refractive error was -0.29 +/- 0.41 D at postoperative 6 months and 97% of patients had an UCVA of 1.0 or better at postoperative 6 months. There was no statistically significant difference in magnitude of high-order aberrations at postoperative 6 months. The magnitude of total spherical aberrations increase was 0.084 microm at postoperative 6 months (p<0.05, paired t-test). The cornea was maintained clear in the majority of eyes.CONCLUSIONS:
Excellent results were obtained by ASA coupled with "smoothing" in high myopia patients with an ablation depth greater than 75 microm.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Refractive Errors
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Cornea
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Eye
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Masks
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Myopia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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