BACKGROUND The authors used a retrospective case series to describe the increased frequency of dry eye syndrome in patients who have undergone both laser in situ keratomileusis and blepharoplasty. METHODS The authors reviewed records from six patients who required surgical correction for exposure keratopathy previously treated by both laser in situ keratomileusis and blepharoplasty. RESULTS...

PURPOSE To compare changes in the corneal wavefront aberrations after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis. METHODS In a prospective randomized study, 22 patients with bilateral myopia received photorefractive keratectomy on one eye and laser in situ keratomileusis on the other eye. The procedure assigned to each eye and the sequence of surgery for each patient were ra...

purpose : to investigate the sensations experienced by chinese patients during refractive surgery including the laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik), epi-lasik, and sub-bowman keratomileusis (sbk) techniques. a prospective, randomized, and self-matched clinical study was conducted. methods : the participants included 44 men and 58 women aged 16 to 47 years old (mean 24.3±0.6 years) who underwen...

PURPOSE To report infraorbital nerve dysfunction after laser in situ keratomileusis. DESIGN Observational case report. METHODS Neuro-ophthalmologic examination with brain and orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and orbital computed tomography (CT). RESULTS During laser in situ keratomileusis, two healthy women, aged 42 and 46 years, experienced acute onset of sharp ipsilateral cheek ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of excimer laser in situ keratomileusis in correcting severe myopia and astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS Excimer laser in situ keratomileusis was performed on ten eyes of ten patients to correct high ametropia in cases having previously undergone penetrating keratoplasty. RESULTS After surgery, all grafts remained clear and no corneal gra...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis surgery may induce postoperative changes in the vitreomacular interface due to the mechanical stretch of the vitreous produced by the suction ring and the shock waves generated by the excimer laser and, subsequently, may provoke macular hole formation. CASE PRESENTATION A 53-year-old Spanish woman who had undergone a laser-assis...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this article is to provide an update on epipolis laser in-situ keratomileusis--an alternative surface photorefractive surgical technique for the correction of myopia. RECENT FINDINGS In-vivo studies on animal models provide evidence that the replacement of the epithelial sheet on an ablated cornea can control corneal wound healing. Preliminary clinical data confir...

BACKGROUND A new technique, therapeutic alloplastic laser in situ keratomileusis to correct high myopia, is introduced. METHODS Therapeutic alloplastic laser in situ keratomileusis consists of neutral homoplastic epikeratoplasty combined with superficial keratectomy performed with an excimer laser and/or a microkeratome. Indications for the technique are: myopia over 20 diopters (D), eyes wit...

purpose : this study was planned to evaluate the efficacy, safety and complication of photorefractive keratectomy (prk) as a retreatment of residual myopia after previous laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik). methods : in this descriptive study in ophthalmology ward, feiz hospital, isfahan university of medical sciences, iran, with the consideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 170 eyes...