Refractive Outcomes of Combined LASEK and Accelerated Corneal Crosslinking for Moderate Myopia

Purpose: We compared 1 year refractive outcomes between combined laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) and accelerated collagen cross linking (CXL LASEK), LASEK alone.Methods: The study was conducted as a retrospective analysis including 166 eyes of 83 moderate myopia patients who underwent CXL LASEK, 146 73 alone. Uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), spherical equivalent (SE), keratometry were evaluated preoperatively, at 1, 3, 6 months, after surgery.Results: There significant difference preoperative SE (<i>p</i> < 0.05), UDVA 0.05). no flat K = 0.10) steep 0.18) the two groups. At 1-year follow-up, ± 0.25 diopter (D) in 80.5% 59.7% 0.02) 0.05) rates over time After removing results, there 0.45) groups.Conclusions: postoperative stability group confirmed.