Abstract:Purpose: To compare epithelial thickness before and after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with and without mitomycin-C (MMC).Methods: Forty eyes treated with PRK for low myopia (less than -4.00 D) and low astigmatism (less than -2.00) were included in this interventional case series. The right eye of each patient assigned to receive intraoperative topical MMC% 0.02 for 15 to 30 seconds and other eye received equally balanced salt solution (control group). Epithelial thickness profile was analyzed before and … Show more
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