title: [Laser photorefractive surgery].
abstract: As photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with excimer laser gains world-wide acceptance, more patients are able to discard their spectacles. Our study comprised 611 eyes which underwent PRK and were followed for at least a year. Those with myopia up to -6.00D had better post-operative visual acuity and refraction, than patients with higher grades of myopia. They had less corneal haze and a greater proportion were satisfied with their results. Complaints of halos and glare were similar at all degrees of myopia up to -10.00D.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Domniz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hefetz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haviv
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kibersky
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karkovski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nemet
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity