Astigmatism Induced by Spherical Photorefractive Keratectomy Corrections

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 104; no. 8; pp. 1317 - 1320
• Main Authors: Shah, Sunil, Chatterjee, Anupam, Doyle, Stephen J., Bessant, David A.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.1997; Elsevier
• Subjects: Astigmatism - etiology; Astigmatism - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Humans; Laser Therapy - adverse effects; Lasers, Excimer; Medical sciences; Photorefractive Keratectomy - adverse effects; Postoperative Period; Refraction, Ocular; Reoperation; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; Human; Eye disease; Surgery; Vision disorder; Excimer; Refractive error; Laser; Complication; Armature; Comparative study; Astigmatism; Photorefractive keratectomy

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the induced astigmatism after spherical photorefractive keratectomy on the Summit Omnimed (Summit Instruments, Waltham, MA) and the Nidek EC-5000 (Nidek Co. Ltd, Aichi, Japan) excimer lasers. Methods: A total of 4269 eyes of 3289 patients were treated...