Abstract:Purpose:To evaluate and modify the Randleman Ectasia Risk Score System for predicting post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia in patients with normal preoperative corneal topography.Methods:In this retrospective study we reviewed data from 136 eyes which had undergone LASIK including 34 ectatic and 102 normal eyes between 1999 and 2009. After determining the sensitivity and specificity of the Randleman system, a modified model was designed to predict the risk of post-LASIK corneal ectasia more accura… Show more
“…The various risk factors that have been studied are: younger age, high manifest refraction spherical equivalent (more ablation depth), a thin cornea (lesser than 500 μm), anterior topographic irregularities, high posterior elevation float (>15 μm at the thinnest point), an Ectasia Risk Score higher than 3, low residual stromal bed thickness (RSB), high percent tissue thickness alteration (PTA), etc. [ 1 2 3 ]…”
“…The various risk factors that have been studied are: younger age, high manifest refraction spherical equivalent (more ablation depth), a thin cornea (lesser than 500 μm), anterior topographic irregularities, high posterior elevation float (>15 μm at the thinnest point), an Ectasia Risk Score higher than 3, low residual stromal bed thickness (RSB), high percent tissue thickness alteration (PTA), etc. [ 1 2 3 ]…”
Although femto-LASIK induces more HOA compared to PRK-MMC, considering outcomes in terms of 20/20 UDVA, residual refractive error, and CS stability, femto-LASIK provides more favorable results than PRK-MMC in high myopia.
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