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Kim MJ, An JS, Moon JY, Kim HY, Choi JS, Pak KH, Chung SK. Short-term Comparison of Refractive Errors between Two Different Age Groups after LASEK for Moderate Myopia. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2021.62.11.1478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the safety of laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) by drawing a comparison between two groups divided according to age (18-19 vs. 20-21 years old).Methods: The study was conducted as a retrospective analysis including 339 patients (678 eyes) who underwent LASEK between January 2017 and April 2020. Patients were divided by age group, group I (18-19 years old) and group II (20-21 years old). The objectives of the study included determination of visual acuity and refractive errors before and at 1, 3, and 6 months after the procedure.Results: The preoperative mean spherical equivalents (SEs) were -4.73 ± 0.88 diopters (D) in group I and -4.58 ± 0.87 D in group II (<i>p</i> = 0.34). At 1 month postoperatively, mean SEs were 0.32 ± 0.46 D in group I and 0.26 ± 0.59 D in group II (<i>p</i> = 0.18). At 3 months postoperatively, the mean SEs were 0.30 ± 0.47 D in group I and 0.28 ± 0.50 D in group II (<i>p</i> = 0.67). At 6 months postoperatively, the mean SEs were 0.15 ± 0.47 D in group I and 0.14 ± 0.50 D in group II (<i>p</i> = 0.89). There were no significant differences in postoperative best corrected visual acuity between group I and group II at 1, 3, or 6 months (<i>p</i> = 0.20, <i>p</i> = 0.13, and <i>p</i> = 0.11, respectively).Conclusions: There were no significant differences in postoperative mean SE or safety of LASEK between moderate myopia patients 18-19 years old and those 20-21 years old.
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Lee SJ, Lee D, Kyung H. Corneal Endothelial Cell Changes after LASEK and M-LASEK. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2013. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2013.54.10.1501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Seung Jae Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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