LASIK risk score: an easy method to predict postoperative outcome.
OBJECTIVE
To present a simple model for assessing the risk score of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).


METHODS
The LASIK surgery risk score is a number attributed to every LASIK procedure and depends on the presence of individual variables that might add difficulty and increase the risk of the surgical procedure.


RESULTS
The score can vary from 1 to 14 with values between 1 and 4 considered low risk for complications, values between 5 and 9 moderate risk, and values above 10 high risk.


CONCLUSIONS
This scale gives a gross estimate of the surgical risk of the LASIK procedure and adds valuable information to the preoperative assessment.
Najjar
Dany M
DM
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. danynajjar@hotmail.com
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome