title: [The effect produced by vacuum compression created by micro-keratome in keratomileusis procedure on the condition of the retina].
abstract: Described are the results of a clinical experiment involving 15 patients (30 eyes) with myopia ranging from 3.25 to 14.0 diopters. Vacuum compression (application of the vacuum ring from the "Moria" microkeratotome) was preliminarily made on one or both eyes for 30 sec. Computer perimetry and fluorescence angiography of the retina were performed before and after the procedure with an interval of 24 hours. Laser keratomylosis was subsequently made in all patients. According to fluorescence angiography, there were no differences before and after vacuum fixation. According to computer perimetry, the number of relative scotomas was higher, in 20% of cases, in high myopia after the procedure than before it; however this number was within the mean parameters.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Sheludchenko
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kolotov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012160:Retina; D013997:Time Factors; D058609:Visual Field Tests