title: Excimer laser (193 nm) myopic keratomileusis in sighted and blind human eyes.
abstract: Ten blind and 13 sighted human eyes underwent excimer laser (193 nm) keratomileusis. The radiant exposure was 180 mJ/cm2 with an ablation zone diameter of 3.5 mm. The follow-up of the blind eyes ranged from 9 to 11 months, whereas that of the sighted eyes was at least 6 months. The intended refraction change was -3.0 and -5.0 D in the blind eyes and ranged from -1.5 to -7.0 D in the sighted eyes. After 3 months, 12 of 13 sighted eyes (92%) achieved a refraction between +/- 1.0 D, whereas after 6 months 77% of the refractions were in this range. Temporary subepithelial haze occurred in all eyes except some of the -3.0 D blind eyes. After 6 months, the subepithelial haze had resolved to a clinical non-significant level (trace to grade 0.5 haze), except in one eye that showed a focal scar.
authors: Universitäts-Augenklinik, Klinikum Charlottenburg, Berlin, West Germany.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Seiler
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Kahle
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kriegerowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001766:Blindness / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity