AIM To investigate the influence of laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on the values for retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFLT) as measured with scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) during the healing process of the cornea after LASIK. METHODS SLP with the GDx instrument was performed on 20 consecutive healthy subjects without any eye disease undergoing LASIK for ametropia correct...

PURPOSE To investigate the changes in dry eye symptoms and clinical signs and corneal sensitivity after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond LASIK (femto-LASIK). DESIGN Prospective, non-randomized comparative study. METHODS The study included a total of 71 eyes of 71 patients; the SMILE group comprised 38 eyes of 38 patients, and the femto-LASIK group comprised 33 eye...

Aim of this paper is to compare the visual outcome in supervised PRK and LASIK surgery. Materials and methods used are Retrospective review of cases performed with Technolas 217 Z platform between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Inclusion criteria were spherical equivalent of -0.50 to -09.50 diopters (D), refractive mean astigmatic error of -3.00 D, intention to provide full distance correction...

AIM To study the visual performance in eyes with interface haemorrhage during laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS Case records of 20 patients, who had bleeding from the limbal vessels in one eye during LASIK (group 1) and uncomplicated surgery in the fellow eye (group 2) were studied. The parameters evaluated were uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) best corrected visual acuit...

Aim: To study the visual performance in eyes with interface haemorrhage during laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Methods: Case records of 20 patients, who had bleeding from the limbal vessels in one eye during LASIK (group 1) and uncomplicated surgery in the fellow eye (group 2) were studied. The parameters evaluated were uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) best corrected visual acuit...

Introduction: contrast sensitivity is one of the most important psychophysical tests that may be used for the evaluation of refractive state of eye and retinal image quality. Yellow vs. blue color contrast sensitivity may be more suitable in this regard. Materials and Methods: thirty myopic eyes were considered in this study. Yellow vs. blue color contrast sensitivity was evaluated under the sa...

Aim: We aimed to compare the results of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) procedures treatment myopia myopic astigmatism.
 Material Method: Seventy eyes 35 patients with and/or astigmatism who had undergone PRK procedure were compared retrospectively 70 FS-LASIK procedure. 
 Results: All completed 2-year follow-up period...

OBJECTIVE To report 45 cases of late traumatic flap complications after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and discuss the continually increasing number of cases in China. METHODS A multicentre retrospective survey of eye injuries was carried in 31 military hospitals from January 2006 to December 2011. Detailed information from the medical records of all 92 cases with a history of ...

Purpose. To evaluate the risk factors for post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia. Materials and Methods. Medical records of 42 eyes of 28 (10 women, 18 men) patients who developed corneal ectasia after LASIK were retrospectively reviewed. Topographical features and surgical parameters of those patients were evaluated. Results. The mean age of patients was 34.73 ± 6.50 (23-48) years a...

PURPOSE To report the long term outcomes, safety, stability, and efficacy in a pilot series of simultaneous hyperopic laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and corneal crosslinking (CXL). METHOD A small cohort series of five eyes, with clinically suboptimal topography and/or thickness, underwent LASIK surgery with immediate riboflavin application under the flap, followed by UV light i...