title: [Excimer laser keratomileusis for myopia correction. Results and complications].
abstract: Results of excimer laser keratomileusis in 26 myopic sighted eyes are presented. The follow-up was at least 9 months. The base-line refraction was -4.48 +/- 1.81 D (range: -1.4 to -9.25 D). After 3 months 85% were within +/- 1 D from the intended refraction. The such defined success rate after 6 months was 87.5%, after 9 months 88%, and after 12 months 92%. One month after surgery we found an overcorrection of +1.45 +/- 1.22 D decreasing to +0.27 +/- 0.94 D at three months, becoming an undercorrection of -0.24 +/- 0.76 D after six, and -0.32 +/- 0.69 D after nine months, and of -0.36 +/- 0.6 D after one year. Stability within the measurement error (+/- 0.25 D) appeared in 79% of the treated eyes six months after treatment. Three patients have been excluded from the study group because they did not follow the protocol. Subepithelial haze occurred in all patients, becoming most intense after 3 months, gradually clearing over the next months. With appropriate steroid medication, the refractive effect may be modulated. Complications as steroid glaucoma, recurrent erosion, loss of acuity, or extensive corneal scarring seem to be very rare.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, Freien Universität Berlin im Klinikum Charlottenburg.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kriegerowski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahle
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wollensak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Excimer-Laserkeratomileusis zur Myopiekorrektur. Erfolge und Komplikationen.