title: Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy in Lebanon.
abstract: We report on 50 eyes of 50 patients treated by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) using the Summit Technology OmniMed excimer laser. Follow up ranged from 3 to 9 months, and the eyes were divided into three groups on the basis of the initial myopia (< 6.00 diopters (D), 6.00 D to 10.00 D, and > 10.00 D). Mean preoperative spherical equivalent refraction in each group was -4.15 D, -7.88 D, and -12.00 D respectively, and -0.24 D, -1.41 D, and -1.70 D postoperatively. Ninety percent in group 1, 56.25% in group 2 and 35.71% in group 3 had a final refraction within 1.00 D of the attempted correction. Complications consisted of one case of infectious keratitis, medically treated with no sequelae; one case of significant loss of spectacle corrected visual acuity related to corneal haze; and one case of corticosteroid-induced elevated eye pressure controlled with topical treatment. In this series, PRK appeared to be effective and safe for the correction of myopia of less than -6.00 D. For higher myopia, other methods of treatment should be used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Sacre-Coeur Hospital, Baabda, Lebanon.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Waked
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ojeimi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D007861:Lebanon; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology