title: [Laser and corneal surgery: patient selection].
abstract: The aim of refractive surgery is a good postoperative visual acuity and the satisfaction of the patient. To reach this, a good selection of the patient is important. Each patient has to be evaluated personally and individually at the hand of the next criteria: A complete preoperative examination The motivation and the expectations of each patient The possibilities and the complications of each operative technique. the contra-indications of the refractive surgery and each operative technique. In case of small and moderate myopia, the results of the radial keratotomy and the excimer-laser are similar and comparable with each other. In case of moderate and high myopia, the excimer-laser (PRK and LASIK) is the only valuable operative technique.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU St.-Pierre, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vandenbergh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009042:Motivation; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures