Long-term prospective follow-up study of myopic photorefractive keratectomy

Ophthalmologica. 2008;222(6):386-90. doi: 10.1159/000151739. Epub 2008 Sep 1.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of excimer laser myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). We undertook an 11-year prospective follow-up study of visual and refractive outcomes in 46 patients (85 eyes). The main outcome measures were predictability, efficacy, stability and safety of PRK. At 11 years after the operation, 56.5% of eyes were within +/-0.5 D of attempted correction and 81.2% were within +/-1.0 D; 87% had vision of 20/40 or better, and 52% had 20/20 or better. The best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was unchanged or improved in 91% of eyes at 11 years. Eyes with moderate and severe myopia showed a significant change between 3 and 11 years. PRK surgery for myopia shows predictable and stable results in the long term, with a slight regression in refraction, mainly for patients with severe myopia.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cornea / diagnostic imaging
  • Cornea / pathology
  • Cornea / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myopia / physiopathology
  • Myopia / surgery*
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Photorefractive Keratectomy / methods*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Visual Acuity
  • Young Adult