Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for high myopia: Four-year experience with a multiple zone technique

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 104; no. 10; pp. 1554 - 1565
• Main Authors: PIOVELLA, M, CAMESASCA, F. I, FATTORI, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier 01.10.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cornea - physiopathology; Cornea - surgery; Corneal Opacity - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Lasers, Excimer; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myopia - physiopathology; Myopia - surgery; Nitrogen - administration & dosage; Patient Satisfaction; Photorefractive Keratectomy - methods; Refraction, Ocular; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; Treatment Outcome; Visual Acuity - physiology; Human; Vision disorder; Myopia; Retrospective; Photorefractive keratectomy; Eye disease; Surgery; Excimer; Refractive error; Laser; Technique; Severe; Comparative study

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the results of the authors' 4-year experience with excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and multiple optical zone corneal ablation in highly myopic eyes. The authors retrospectively evaluated 56 eyes of 44 patients (mean refraction, -11.3 diopt...