title: Assessing the efficacy of topical corticosteroids following radial keratotomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The postoperative use of topical corticosteroids may decrease the risk for regression and thereby improve the refractive outcome following radial keratotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty patients with identical preoperative refractions in each eye underwent bilateral radial keratotomy in one sitting. One eye was treated with dexamethasone twice daily for 3 months postoperatively; the fellow eye was not.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three months postoperatively, there was no difference between the refractions of the two groups of eyes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of topical dexamethasone after radial keratotomy for 3 months does not improve the refractive outcome.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Haverbeke
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D003907:Dexamethasone