Eleven-year follow-up of laser in situ keratomileusis

Abstract

Laser in situ keratomileusis was moderately predictable in the correction of high degrees of myopia. After the sixth postoperative month, refractive and topographic stability were obtained. No long-term sight-threatening complications occurred during the follow-up period.

Outcomes of Epi-LASIK for the Correction of High Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism after More than 1 Year

“…It exceeded ±1.0 and ±2.0 D of attempted refraction in 49.25 and 19.40% of eyes. Our results are similar to those of previous studies of LASIK for high myopia which found that between 30 and 60% of eyes were within ±1.0 D after surgery [28,29,30,31,32,33,34]. Dai et al reported that SE refraction exceeded ±1.0 D of attempted refraction in 23.53% [12] and 15.38% [24] eyes with myopia ≥–6.0 D, and exceeded ±2.0 D of attempted refraction in 13.79% [12] eyes with myopia ≥–10.0 D. In the study of LASEK for high myopia by Kim et al [27], it was within ±1.00 D of attempted refraction in 71.2% of eyes.…”

Evaluation of iris recognition system for wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis for myopic astigmatism

“…However, a decrease in best corrected visual acuity from 1 month to 3 months occurred in BSCVA Z best spectacle-corrected visual acuity; n Z number of eyes; UCVA Z uncorrected visual acuity both groups; the decrease could be attributed to postoperative stromal remodeling and regression. 23,24 In the iris recognition group, a higher percentage of eyes (92.0%) than in the control group (85.7%) were within the G0.50 D range in SE. In terms of stability, there was a small regression of effect between 1 month and 3 months in both groups, with no significant difference over time in either group.…”

Time course of refractive and corneal astigmatism after laser in situ keratomileusis for moderate to high astigmatism

“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Recent studies of LASIK with longterm follow-up (7 to 11 years) [10][11][12][13][14][15] report few serious complications that lead to visual deterioration. However, the rate of retreatment after LASIK remains as high as 5.5% to 27.5%, 13,14,[16][17][18][19] and most retreatments are for refractive regression, which refers to a return to a certain degree of refraction postoperatively.…”