ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2022
Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy Compared to Conventional Photorefractive Keratectomy: A Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy in myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism-a systematic review.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Dry eye after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (T-PRK): a comparative clinical study.International ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy-Review.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Refractive results of photorefractive keratectomy comparing trans-PRK and PTK-PRK for correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- A 6-Month Follow-Up Comparative Study of Single-Step Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy (Trans-PRK) Using the StreamLight Software with and without Epithelial Thickness Customization.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Preservative-Free Topical Anesthetic Unit-Dose Eye Drops for the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Photorefractive Keratectomy.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Article
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- Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy for Hyperopia Correction: An Uncharted Territory.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Current paradigms in refractive surgery.Medical journal, Armed Forces IndiaReview
- Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy - an analysis of the solutions offered by the industry nowadays.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyReview
- Central Toxic Keratopathy after Photorefractive Keratectomy: Two-Year Follow-Up Case Report and Review of the Literature.Journal of current ophthalmologyArticle
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
This meta-analysis review compares the primary and secondary outcomes of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TPRK) to the conventional photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), in terms of efficacy, predictability, safety, and patient perspectives. A total of 1711 eyes with PRK (811 eyes) and TPRK (900 eyes) from 12 studies were included through bibliographic searches. The main outcomes were efficacy, predictability, and safety parameters, and the secondary outcomes included visual and patient-reported parameters. The effect measures were weighted mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CI) which were derived from the random-effects model of the meta-analysis to account for possible heterogeneity. TPRK procedure presents a comparable status in the main outcome and a very dominant significance in all the secondary outcomes in this meta-analysis. This study updates the evidence of the accuracy of TPRK procedure for surgical correction of all refractive errors and was deemed safer with less surgical time required and an early healing time.
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