title: Radial keratotomy: analysis of efficacy and predictability in 1,058 consecutive cases. Part II: Predictability.
abstract: Effectiveness and predictability of anterior radial keratotomy to correct myopia and/or astigmatism were evaluated in 1,058 consecutive surgeries. The surgical technique, results, and comparison to other series are detailed in Part I. In this paper, a retrospective study for predicting the change in refraction of eyes having radial keratotomy with and without astigmatism incisions, statistically derived predictors accounted for 72.9% of the variations in outcome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D014792:Visual Acuity