[Laser in situ keratomileusis with a flying-spot excimer laser and a carriazo-barraquer microkeratome - outcomes after 6 months].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate safety, efficacy, predictability and refractive stability of LASIK, using a flying-spot excimer laser, 91 eyes were examined during a 6-months follow-up.


METHODS
Consecutively, 91 eyes were enrolled in the study, each eye previously underwent LASIK with the ESIRIS excimer laser (ESIRIS, supplier: eye-tech-solutions Schwind, Kleinostheim, Germany). 91 myopic eyes (mean preoperative refraction: - 5.4 D, range: - 3 to - 13.3 D, astigmatism: - 1 D, range: 1.3 to 3.5 D) were included. A full ophthalmological examination was performed during the first week, 1, 3 and 6 months postoperatively.


RESULTS
26 % of all eyes achieved an uncorrected visual acuity of 0.8, 35 % of 1.0 and 5 % 1.2 6 months postoperatively. 23 % of the eyes lost 1 line of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), 25 % gained one or more lines of BSCVA. Refraction of 90 eyes were within +/- 1 D of emmetropia 6 months postoperatively. There was no change in spherical equivalent within the interval of 6 months, all eyes were within +/- 0.5 D.


CONCLUSIONS
LASIK with the ESIRIS excimer laser was an effective and safe option with good stability and predictability within the specified interval.
Kramann
Christina
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Universitätsaugenklinik Mainz. kramann@augen.klinik.uni-mainz.de
Tehrani
Mana
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Burkhard
Dick H
DH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054018:Lasers, Excimer; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D018903:Photorefractive Keratectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014787:Vision Tests; D014792:Visual Acuity