PURPOSE The point of interest of this retrospective case review is to study refractive changes caused by the hinged lamellar keratotomy and the refractive outcome after laser ablation in a second step within the scope of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in patients with penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS Data from eight patients obtained before lamellar keratotomy, before laser ablation, a...

PURPOSE To determine the incidence and risk factors for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) retreatment and to present a novel retreatment technique. DESIGN Retrospective noncomparative consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS Two thousand four hundred eighty-five eyes (1306 patients) underwent LASIK surgery for myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism using either the Summit Apex Plus or the Alcon ...

OBJECTIVE To report epithelial perilenticular opacity as a new complication of intracorneal inlay implantation for the correction of hyperopia. DESIGN Prospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS Eleven eyes of 7 patients underwent intracorneal inlay implantation for the correction of hyperopia. METHODS Intracorneal inlays were implanted onto the stromal bed by using a microkeratom...

PURPOSE This study was initiated to evaluate biomechanical changes using the Corvis ST tonometer (CST) on the cornea after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). SETTING University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, and Care Vision Refractive Centers, Germany. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS This retrospective study included 37 eyes of 37 refractive patients. All CST mea...

Introduction: The idea to apply blood or product topical treatment is not new in ophthalmology, but about 40 years ago Ralph was the first publish this idea. biochemical properties of serum eye drops are very similar water component tears. Serum contains several growth factors, including epidermal factor, transforming factor-β and platelet-derived nutrients proteins, all which key components fo...

purpose: to evaluate the anatomical and visual outcomes of descemet`s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty (dsek) in patients with bullous keratopathy after cataract surgery. methods: the study was performed on 20 eyes of 20 patients (13 male, 7 female) with bullous keratopathy (pseudophakic=15, aphakic=5). donor lenticule was prepared using a microkeratome (n=12) or manual dissection (n=8)....