Eberhard Spoerl, F Raiskup-Wolf, Eberhard Kuhlisch, Lutz E. Pillunat
<h4>PURPOSE</h4><p> To investigate a correlation between cigarette smoking and keratoconus.</p>
<h4>METHODS</h4><p>Patients with keratoconus who were treated with corneal collagen cross-linking from June 2006 to November 2007 were asked about their smoking habits. A person smoking a minimum of two cigarettes per day for more than 1 year was classif...... hiện toàn bộ
ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Unintended hyperopia shift; is a common yet poorly understood complication of phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) that raises fondamental questions about the etiology of corneal curvature change in PRK and LASIK. We investigated the relative contributions of ablation profile and peripheral stromal thickening to intraoperative PTK-indueed central ...... hiện toàn bộ
ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To review the etiology, prevention, and management of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) complications.METHODS: Review of literature and the experience of the authors.RESULTS: Careful preoperative screening is critical to prevention of many potential complications of LASIK. Flap complicat...... hiện toàn bộ
PURPOSE:To compare the visual and refractive outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK with small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in terms of visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, aberrations, and dry eye.METHODS:... hiện toàn bộ
Shihao Chen, Yifan Feng, Aleksandar Stojanović, Mirko Jankov, Qinmei Wang
PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and predictability of IntraLase (Abbott Medical Optics) femtosecond laser–assisted compared to microkeratome-assisted myopic LASIK.METHODS:A comprehensive literature search of Co...... hiện toàn bộ
Jorge L. Alió, Jean Jacques Chaubard, Araceli Cáliz, Esperanza Sala, Sudi Patel
ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To investigate central multifocal presbyLASIK based on the creation of a central hyperpositive area.METHODS: Twenty-five patients (50 eyes) underwent presbyLASIK in an open-label, prospective, non-comparative pilot study. Mean patient age was 58 years (range: 51 to 68 years), mean preoperative spherical equivalent ref...... hiện toàn bộ
PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in the treatment of keratoconus in pediatric patients.METHODS:Epithelium-off CXL using the standard protocol was performed in 15 eyes fr...... hiện toàn bộ
Orang Seyeddain, Wolfgang Riha, Melchior Hohensinn, Gerhard Nix, Alois K. Dexl, Günther Grabner
Purpose:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the AcuFocus Corneal Inlay 7000 (ACI 7000) implanted in emmetropic presbyopic patients for the improvement of near and intermediate vision over 2-year follow-up.Methods:This...... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose:To evaluate the monocular and binocular outcomes of LASIK for a micro-monovision protocol for the correction of hyperopic astigmatism and presbyopia.Methods:A prospective non-comparative case series included 258 ...... hiện toàn bộ