BACKGROUND Retreatments are sometimes necessary to correct residual or induced refractive errors following refractive surgery. Many different combinations of primary treatment methods and retreatment techniques have been studied, however, few studies have investigated wavefront-optimized (WFO) technology for retreatment following primary refractive surgery. This study aimed to report the outcom...

PURPOSE To investigate the safety, efficacy, and stability of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) performed with a newly developed solid-state laser after 1-year follow-up. METHODS The all-solid-state, Q-switched, frequency-shifted laser (LaserSoft; Katana Technologies, Berlin, Germany) with a Gaussian spot diameter of 0.2 mm and repetition rate of 1 kHz was used. Eleven eyes of six patients we...

We present a review of keratorefractive and intraocular approaches to managing residual astigmatic and spherical refractive error after cataract surgery, including laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), arcuate keratotomy, intraocular lens (IOL) exchange, piggyback IOLs, and light-adjustable IOLs. Currently available literature suggests that laser vision correc...

We report a case of controlled buccal pemphigus vulgaris with compound moderate myopia with astigmatism that was treated with photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C (PRK+MMC) in both eyes. The preoperative manifest refraction was -6.50 sphere and -5.5 -0.75 x 20 in the right eye and left eye, respectively, with a best corrected visual acuity of 10/10 in both eyes. Seven months after surge...

Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is a safe and effective technique for the management of corneal ecstatic disorders. It has been proven that CXL is effectual in stopping the progression of keratoconus quasi ‘freezing’ the cornea and in many cases avoiding corneal transplantation. Nevertheless, patients’ basic problem, which is the deterioration of their vision due to irregular astigmatism, ...

purpose: to report the results of photorefractive keratectomy (prk) with mitomycin-c (mmc) to correct myopia and astigmatism in patients who had previously undergone penetrating keratoplasty (pkp). methods: thirty-eight eyes of 32 patients underwent prk with mmc to correct astigmatism and myopia following pkp. result: mean spherical equivalent (se) was -5.2±4.7 d (diopter) and mean astigmatism ...

purpose : to present the clinical features, biomechanical properties and management of a patient who developed unilateral corneal ectasia after photorefractive keratectomy (prk) case report : the patient was a 24-year-old man without any obvious preoperative risk factor for ectasia who underwent bilateral prk. four years after keratorefractive surgery, the patient presented with loss of visual ...

Nocardia keratitis occurred in 4 eyes of 3 patients (2 women and 1 man) who had photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) by the same surgeon at the same center. Two eyes of the first 2 patients required lamellar keratectomy to debulk the involved stroma and obtain specimens for microbiological and histopathological evaluation. Light microscopic examination disclosed gram-positive and acid-fast filamen...

We report the case of a patient diagnosed with Avellino corneal dystrophy (ACD) who developed diffuse interstitial keratitis following excimer laser insitu keratomileusis (LASIK). ACD is an autosomal dominant corneal dystrophy characterized by multiple asymmetric stromal opacities that impair vision. Accepted treatments for this condition include corneal transplantation and phototherapeutic ker...

INTRODUCTION Refractive surgery, specifically photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), is becoming more accepted in the military environment. Determination of the impact on visual performance in the more demanding aviation environment was the impetus for this study. METHODS A prospective evaluation of 20 Black Hawk pilots pre-surgically and at 1 wk, 1 mo, an...