Excimer laser keratectomy: one year results with 100 myopic patients.
We present the refractive and visual results for 100 consecutive patients who underwent excimer laser keratectomy for myopia. Their preoperative myopia averaged from -3.5 D (range: -1.0 to -10.0 D). One year follow-up results were available for 87 patients. There were no sight-threatening complications. At one year, 82% of the patients were within 1 D of emmetropia and 97% were within 2 D. Unaided visual acuity of 20/20 or better was achieved by 55% of the patients, while 90% were 20/40 or better.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity