Abstract | PURPOSE: DESIGN: Prospective, nonrandomized, comparative trial. METHODS: SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine and Balgensesang Ophthalmology Clinic, Seoul, Korea. INTERVENTIONS: For the PRK procedure, the corneal epithelium was removed in one of three ways: mechanically (conventional PRK [PRK]) in 88 eyes of 44 patients; using excimer laser (transepithelial PRK [tPRK]) in 106 eyes of 53 patients; or using 20% diluted alcohol, laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis ( LASEK) in 106 eyes of 53 patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: RESULTS: The mean postoperative pain scores were 4.84 +/- 1.45 for PRK, 4.71 +/- 1.62 for tPRK, and 4.63 +/- 1.52 for LASEK (P = .125). The mean epithelial healing rates were 12.3 +/- 4.6 for PRK, 15.2 +/- 4.9 for tPRK, and 18.1 +/- 5.2 mm2/day for LASEK (P < .001). The postoperative 6-month remaining mean spherical equivalents (diopters) were -0.46 +/- 1.01 for PRK, 0.18 +/- 0.91 for tPRK, and -0.82 +/- 1.18 for LASEK (P = .01). The LASEK group showed less favorable UCVA than other groups. There was no significant difference in BSCVA between the groups. CONCLUSIONS:
Postoperative pain, subepithelial opacity and BSCVA were similar regardless of the epithelial removal procedure. A faster epithelial healing rate did not result in better visual or refractive outcomes. Using the same nomogram, tPRK resulted in a slight overcorrection, and LASEK resulted in a slight undercorrection.
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Authors | Hyung Keun Lee, Kyung Sub Lee, Jin Kook Kim, Hyeon Chang Kim, Kyung Ryul Seo, Eung Kweon Kim |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology
(Am J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 139
Issue 1
Pg. 56-63
(Jan 2005)
ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15652828
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Corneal Opacity
(physiopathology)
- Debridement
(methods)
- Double-Blind Method
- Epithelium, Corneal
(physiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted
(methods)
- Lasers, Excimer
- Male
- Myopia
(surgery)
- Pain Measurement
- Pain, Postoperative
(physiopathology)
- Photorefractive Keratectomy
(methods)
- Prospective Studies
- Refraction, Ocular
(physiology)
- Refractive Errors
(physiopathology)
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
- Wound Healing
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