ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) in Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy (TPRK).
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- Comparison of transepithelial and conventional photorefractive keratectomy in myopic and myopic astigmatism patients: a randomized contralateral trial.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Comparison of Effectiveness of Biovance Single and Triple Layer Decellularized Basement Membranes for Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease: A Retrospective Study.Clinical optometry · 2026Article
- Real-World Outcomes of Allogeneic Immunosafe Plasma Rich in Growth Factors Eye Drops for Refractory Ocular Surface Diseases: A Prospective Observational Study.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
- Use of an Eyelid Pressure Patch Concomitantly with a Decellularized Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane for Ocular Surface Disease Management.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
- Short-Term Visual and Refractive Outcomes of Single-Step Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy with Amaris 750S and SmartSurfLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Intraoperative variability of corneal epithelium thickness in photorefractive keratectomy.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Dry Eye Para-Inflammation Treatment: Evaluation of a Novel Tear Substitute Containing Hyaluronic Acid and Low-Dose Hydrocortisone.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Special Issue on Refractive Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
To evaluate the usage of plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF) in transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TPRK) in low and moderate myopia, patients who underwent myopic and astigmatism TPRK with PRGF were involved in this retrospective, observational study. Subjects underwent a surgical procedure between February 2019 and June 2019. A three-month follow-up was recorded. Pain score was assessed with a visual analogue scale (0-10) and re-epithelialization time recorded. A total of 48 eyes from 24 patients were recruited. Mean uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) was 20/20.31 (0.00 ± 0.02 LogMAR). A total of 98% of eyes did not change corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) lines. Two percent of eyes lost one line of CDVA. Preoperative spherical equivalent was -2.67 ± 1.37 D and after three months changed to -0.21 ± 0.34 D, and 2% of eyes changed 0.50 D or more between one and three months. Pain score was 3.29 ± 0.61 (3 to 6) score points at day one and 0.08 ± 0.27 score points at day seven. Finally, re-epithelialization time was 2.50 ± 1.20 days. PRGF addition to conventional refractive treatment such as TPRK seems to alleviate immediate postoperative pain and positively contribute to corneal re-epithelization time.
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