PURPOSE The aims of our study were to investigate whether laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to identify factors that affect postoperative HRQoL. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 213 Japanese patients who underwent primary LASIK were analyzed in this study. The average age of patients was 35.0±9.4 years. The subjects were asked to answer q...

Here we present the case of a 27-year-old woman with benign joint hypermobility (BJHS) syndrome who developed keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in both eyes. Both eyes had identical low Randleman risk factor scores. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a complication in a patient with BJHS. It highlights our incomplete knowledge of the risk factors for kerate...

Laser corneal refractive surgery is based on the use of a laser (typically an excimer one) to change the corneal curvature to compensate for refractive errors of the eye1. It has become the most successful technique, mainly due to the submicron precision and the high repeatability of the ablation of the cornea accompanied by minimal side effects. One of the most significant side-effects in myop...

AIMS To report our initial experience with femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEX) compared with femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). SETTINGS AND DESIGN This was a prospective pilot study carried out at the Refractive Surgery Department of the Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS Surgery was performed on both eyes of 14 c...

PURPOSE To evaluate and compare visual, refractive, and corneal aberrometric outcomes after implantation of 2 types of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) in eyes with early to moderate ectatic disease. SETTINGS Vissum Corporation-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. METHODS This retrospective analysis comprised consecutive eyes with grade I or grade II corneal ectasi...

To investigate the incidence, culture results, treatment, and visual outcomes of infectious keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) worldwide, the Cornea Clinical Committee of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) contacted 8600 United States and international ASCRS members by e-mail and asked them to respond to a questionnaire about post-LASIK infectious ...

PURPOSE To describe recent technological additions to the NIDEK CXIII and Quest excimer lasers. METHODS A summary article with data from previous published studies outlining the benefits of newer technology. RESULTS The addition of a 1-kHz infrared eye tracker decreased the spread of laser spot placement from a mean of 228.79 microm without a tracker to 38.47 microm with the eye tracker. Th...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the changes in corneal biomechanical properties following small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) versus Q-value-guided femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Q-FS-LASIK). METHODS In this prospective comparative study, patients with a sphere plus cylinder measurement of less than -10.00 D and cylinder measurement of less than -5.00 ...

PURPOSE To present the 1-year outcomes of combining monocular bi-aspheric ablation profile and contralateral monofocal LASIK in hyperopic patients with presbyopia. METHODS In this retrospective case series, 36 consecutive patients (72 eyes) who underwent simultaneous bi-aspheric ablation (PresbyMAX: SCHWIND Eye-Tech-Solutions GmbH and Co KG, Kleinostheim, Germany) in the non-dominant eye and ...

PURPOSE To describe postoperative laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flap dislocation occurred after trauma METHODS Ultrabiomicroscopy (UBM) is used to obtain a high-resolution imaging of the cornea. RESULTS The UBM results are presented and compared with histologic and confoscan findings CONCLUSIONS The technique is useful and easy to perform, offering more opportunities to st...