Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Eight patients with congenital nystagmus (16 eyes), aged 23 to 49 years, had LASIK surgery. Corneal flaps were created using the Bausch & Lomb Hansatome microkeratome or the IntraLase femtosecond laser. The ablations were performed with the Bausch & Lomb excimer laser with an active tracking system. In some patients, the eyes were fixated with forceps or a fixation ring during laser ablation. RESULTS: The refractive errors were corrected in all cases. There was no decentration or loss of best corrected visual acuity greater than 1 line. In 56% of the eyes, the postoperative uncorrected visual acuity was better than the best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA). The BSCVA improved in 62.5% of the eyes. The overall visual performance improved in all patients. One patient who did not drive before surgery became eligible for a driver's license after surgery. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ori Mahler, Ami Hirsh, Israel Kremer, Irina S Barequet, Arie L Marcovich, Pinhas Nemet, Samuel Levinger |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 32
Issue 3
Pg. 464-7
(Mar 2006)
ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16631059
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Corneal Stroma
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
(methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myopia
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Nystagmus, Congenital
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Retrospective Studies
- Surgical Flaps
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
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