Comparison between Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy versus Alcohol-Assisted Photorefractive Keratectomy in Correction of Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of the study was to compare visual acuity, refractive results, safety, and efficacy of TPRK with AAPRK as primary outcomes and surgical time, pain scores, haze levels, and healing time as secondary outcomes in TPRK and AAPRK groups.

Setting

Security Forces Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Design

Prospective, nonrandomized case-control comparative study.

Methods

A total of 200 eyes of 100 consecutive patients were included. One hundred eyes underwent TPRK in the right eye (study group), and 100 eyes underwent AAPRK in the left eye (control group). Ablations were performed with the Schwind Amaris excimer LASER750S. Clinical outcomes during 6 months' follow-up were compared.

Results

The mean age of patient

SUBMITTER: Bakhsh AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6260527 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature