Abstract:To investigate the short-term effects of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) on the corneal endothelium, 10 patients undergoing LASEK for myopia without complications (20 eyes) were observed. Each eye was evaluated by slitlamp biomicroscopy and non-contact specular microscopy pre-operatively, and at 15 min, 1 day and 1 week postoperatively. The decrease in endothelial cell density was statistically significant at 15 min post-operatively, and the difference between pre-operative and 15-min post-ope… Show more
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