title: [Long-term results of radial keratotomy (RK)].
abstract: Among myopic patients performed RK with operative parameters stipulated by the authors' own computer software, 77 cases (152 eyes) were followed up over 1 year to find that 68% of the eyes with preoperative myopia of < or = -6.00DS attained visual acuity of 1.0 or better, and incision depths over 80% of the corneal thickness were conducive to long-term good effects: hence accurate determination of the corneal thickness was very important. In view of the limitations of RK, the authors suggested indications and contraindications for the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical University.
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity