title: Outcomes of laser refractive surgery for myopia.
abstract: Many advances have been made in laser refractive surgery, and this review examines how they have affected treatment outcomes in individuals with varying degrees of myopia (law, moderate, and high). Studies with a minimum follow-up of 1 year with at least 2 of the 3 major outcome measures--efficacy, stability, and safety--were reviewed, and how the findings were affected by differences in ethnicity was assessed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Eng K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Ang
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Couper
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dirani
authors.forename: Rasik B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Vajpayee
authors.forename: Paul N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Baird
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009216:Myopia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015995:Prevalence; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome