PURPOSE To characterize the early ocular-surface changes or tear inflammatory-mediators levels following small-incision lenticule extraction (ReLEx smile) and femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK). METHODS Forty-seven myopic subjects were recruited for this prospective study. Fifteen underwent ReLEx smile and thirty-two underwent FS-LASIK. Corneal fluorescein (FL)...

PURPOSE To evaluate the current United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations regarding laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery in patients with collagen vascular diseases (CVD) and assess whether these patients make appropriate candidates for laser vision correction, and offer treatment recommendations based on identified clinical data. METHODS A literature search was...

The femtosecond laser (FS) is the most interesting technical de velopment in laser refractive surgery during the last few years. This technique was developed to create flaps for laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). The FS is a focusable infrared (1053 nm) laser that uses ultrafast pulses in the 100-femtosecond (100 x 10 second) range. The laser delivers closely spaced spots that can be focused...

PURPOSE To evaluate changes induced by standard laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for hyperopia on total and corneal optical quality. METHODS Total and corneal aberrations were measured before and after standard hyperopic LASIK in 13 eyes (preoperative spherical equivalent refractive error +3.17 +/- 1.10 D). The Chiron Technolas 217C laser with PlanoScan was used. Total aberrations (measur...

purpose: to evaluate the results of laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik) retreatment in  patients with postoperative regression. methods: in a retrospective interventional case series, 153 eyes of 113 patients who had undergone lasik retreatment for postoperative regression were evaluated. both initial lasik and retreatment were performed with a nidek: ec 5000 excimer laser, and flap was made w...

PURPOSE To compare early postoperative pain and visual outcomes after epipolis-laser in situ keratomileusis (epi-LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in the treatment of myopia. METHODS A retrospective chart review was designed and included 49 eyes in 30 patients who underwent epi-LASIK and 54 eyes in 29 patients who underwent PRK. During the early postoperative period (days 1 to 5), ...

Purpose To compare two-year results of femtosecond laser assisted LASIK (femto-LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in terms of astigmatism correction in patients with less than 2.0 diopters (D) of spherical error and more than 2.0 D of cylinder error. Methods In this retrospective study, data were extracted from 100 patient charts. The two study groups were matched by age, gender, an...

Aim: To assess the efficacy and safety of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for correction of myopic refractive errors in eyes which have previously undergone retinal detachment surgery. Methods: In a prospective, non-comparative case series, 10 eyes of nine patients who had a myopic refractive error and had previously undergone retinal detachment surgery underwent LASIK surgery according to...

PURPOSE To evaluate the trends in corneal refractive procedure selection for the correction of myopia, focusing on the relative proportions of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and surface ablation procedures. METHODS Only eyes that underwent LASIK or surface ablation for the correction of myopia between 2008-2011 were included in this retrospective study. Additional recorded parameters in...