PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of unilateral photorefractive keratectomy to correct anisometropia induced by retinal detachment surgery. METHODS Photorefractive keratectomy was performed in 10 eyes of 10 patients with anisometropia induced by previous retinal detachment surgery. The Aesculap Meditec MEL 60 excimer laser was used. RESULTS Preoperative mean spherical equivalent refraction w...

purpose: to determine changes in streoacuity in anisometropic myopic eyes after photorefractive keratectomy (prk). methods: this quasi-experimental clinical trial was performed in myopic patients with at least 1 d of in anisometropia spherical, astigmatic or spherical equivalent who underwent photorefractive keratectomy (prk) using the technolas 217 z excimer laser machine. changes in streoacui...

This is a report of two brothers who underwent bilateral photorefractive keratectomy and developed bilateral peripheral corneal infiltrate on the third day following surgery. The patients were treated with antibiotics and low concentration steroid until negative culture was reported 48 h later, when intensive topical steroid was started. The infiltrate resolved by day 10 with residual subepithe...

purpose: to report two cases of bilateral bacterial keratitis as a sight-threatening complication following photorefractive keratectomy (prk) patients and findings: the first case was a 45-year-old man referred due to bilateral ocular pain and purulent discharge two days after bilateral prk. based on his clinical picture, smear and cultures from both corneal ulcers were taken with a diagnosis o...

BACKGROUND We report the case of an 81-year-old woman with a history of radial keratotomy 9 years prior who developed endophthalmitis without preceding keratitis 4 days after uneventful photorefractive keratectomy surgery. This case report utilized clinical examination and microbacterial laboratory findings. FINDINGS Diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis was made via clinical examination and...

PURPOSE To present the long-term results after simultaneous photorefractive keratectomy followed by corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus. DESIGN Prospective, interventional, consecutive case series. METHODS In this study, 26 patients (31 eyes) with progressive keratoconus were included. All patients underwent customized topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy immediately fol...