ArticleBMC ophthalmology2018
Single-step Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of mild, moderate, and high myopia: six month results.
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- Efficacy of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy in myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism-a systematic review.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy and off-flap epipolis-laser in situ keratomileusis in moderate to high myopia: 12-month follow-up.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Effect of intraoperative mitomycin C application at different concentrations on corneal densitometry after SmartSurfBMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- TransPRK in the treatment of low to moderate and high myopia: a comparative study of the clinical outcomes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Three optical intervention methods for low myopia control in children: a one-year follow-up study.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Article
- StreamLight Single-Step Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) for Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism.Journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
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- Effect of preoperative pupil offset on corneal higher-order aberrations after femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
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- Twelve-month outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy for moderate hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism.Eye and vision (London, England) · 2023Article
- Comparison of Vision Correction and Corneal Thickness at 180-Day Follow-Up After Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), and Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): A Study from a Single Center in Poland of 120 Patients with Myopia.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy Compared to Conventional Photorefractive Keratectomy: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Factors affecting single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy outcome in the treatment of mild, moderate, and high myopia: a cohort study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Comparative study of objective visual quality between FS-LASIK and SMART in myopia.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- SmartSurfEye and vision (London, England) · 2021Article
- Efficacy and safety of Bu Jing Yi Shi tables for high myopia: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Article
- Twelve-Month Outcomes of the Wavefront-Optimized Photorefractive Keratectomy for High Myopic Correction Compared with Low-to-Moderate Myopia.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
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- Prevalence of Prescription Glasses in the First-Grade Thai Students (7-8 Years Old).Clinical optometry · 2021Article
- Comparison of clinical results between trans-PRK and femtosecond LASIK for correction of high myopia.BMC ophthalmology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the safety, efficacy, and the refractive outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TransPRK) for the correction of mild, moderate, and high myopia.
methodsThis study consecutively recruited 32 high myopic eyes, 32 mild myopic and 32 moderate myopic eyes. Eyes with myopia that had undergone TransPRK treatment. Pre- and post-operative visual and refractive data, corneal Higher Order Aberration (HOA) as well as safety and efficacy indices were analyzed at 6 months postoperatively.
resultsSix months after TransPRK, the manifest refraction spherical equivalent (SE) was not significantly between high myopia group and moderate myopia group (p = 0.636). No eyes lost ≥2 lines of corrected distant visual acuity (CDVA) in high myopic eyes. The uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) was significantly higher in low and moderate myopia groups than the high myopia group (P < 0.001; P = 0.002). The CDVA was not significantly different between moderate and high myopia groups (P = 0.057). There was no significant difference in mean safety index between high myopia group (1.01 ± 0.14) and mild myopia group (1.08 ± 0.15) (P > 0.05). The mean safety index was significantly higher in the moderate myopia group (1.16 ± 0.23) than in the high myopia group (1.01 ± 0.14) (P = 0.002). The efficacy index was significantly higher in the moderate myopia group (1.05 ± 0.20) than in the high myopia group (0.89 ± 0.17) (P = 0.02), and there was no significant difference between the high myopia group (0.89 ± 0.17) and the low myopia group (0.96 ± 0.16) (P = 0.14).
conclusionsThe mean safety index was over 1.0 in the three groups. TransPRK showed acceptable safety and efficacy in the moderate myopic eyes, as well as mild and high myopic eyes. High myopic eyes got very similar refractive results with moderate myopic eyes six months postoperatively. The safety and efficacy indexes were not significantly different between the high myopia group and the low myopia group.
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