ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Long Term Follow-Up Safety and Effectiveness of Myopia Refractive Surgery.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Incidence of posterior vitreous detachment after three different types of laser refractive surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Seasonal Effects on Corneal Densitometry and Haze After Mitomycin C-Assisted Photorefractive Keratectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Decoding epithelial regeneration in the cornea: multi-omic analysis reveals cellular plasticity as central mechanism.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2025Article
- Transepithelial Versus Conventional PRK: A Randomized Controlled Study.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
- Predictive factors for outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in myopic eyes.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- 8-to-10-Year Follow-Up Results of Photorefractive Keratectomy and Risk Factors for Myopia Regression (Including Near Work Activity) in Southeast Iran.Beyoglu eye journal · 2025Article
- Effect of mitomycin C on the corneal endothelial cells of Saudi patients with myopia after transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy: a two-armed cohort study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Achieving functional recovery without anatomical repositioning: A case of corneal flap inversion trauma post femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis surgery.SAGE open medical case reports · 2024Article
- Comparative study of functional optical zone: small incision lenticule extraction versus femtosecond laser assisted excimer laser keratomileusis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Flap-making patterns and corneal characteristics influence opaque bubble layer occurrence in femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- [Long-term outcomes of PRK, LASIK and SMILE].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2022Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: Refractive surgery is an increasingly popular procedure for decreasing spectacle or contact lens dependency. The two most common surgical techniques to correct myopia are photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK). This study demonstrates the long-term effectiveness, safety, and predictability of both techniques for the refractive surgery of myopia. (2) Methods: A retrospective non-randomized study was performed. We followed 509 PRK eyes and 310 FS-LASIK surgeries for ten years. Patients were followed-up after 3 months and after 1, 2, 5, and 10 years, gathering data on their uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). The safety index of both procedures was defined as the quotient between the postoperative BCVA and the preoperative BCVA. We defined a procedure as safe if this quotient was equal to or greater than 1. The effectiveness index was calculated as the quotient between postoperative UCVA divided by the preoperative BCVA. (3) Results: The safety index was higher than 1 (1.09) and an effectiveness index of 0.82 after ten years of surgery in both groups was found. (4) Conclusion: These data demonstrated excellent safety and effectiveness indices for both techniques, although FS-LASIK is a technique with better safety and effectiveness indices than PRK.
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