title: [Epi-Lasek--our experience].
abstract: The aim of this study is to find advantages of alcohol assisted epithelial flap creation before surface excimer--laser refractive ablation.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred eyes undergoing Epi-Lasek with 20% alcohol in the beginning of procedure. Mean preoperative spherical equivalent was - 3.44 D +/- 1.8 and/from -1.0 to - 8.0 D/spectacle--corrected visual acuity was from 1.0 to 0.8 in 100% eyes. All epithelial separations were performed with the Lasitome Gebauer. In the beginning of operation was used 20% alcohol for 15 second.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean uncorrected visual acuity at 1 month after operation was from 1.0 to 0.8 in 92% eyes. After 12 months, the mean spherical equivalent was -0.262 +/- 0.15D (from +0.50 to -0.75D). At 12 months no haze was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our clinical results confirmed, that using 20 % alcohol or Epi-Lasek is contribution to refractive excimer surgery. Epi-Lasek enhances creation and separation of epithelial flap, leaves epithelial basal membrane attached to Bowmans layer and though creates optimal conditions for excimer laser surface ablation.
authors.affiliation: Ocná klinika LF UPJS a UNLP, Kosice. juhastomas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: T Ml
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Juhás
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juhás
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049008:Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult