Change in epithelial thickness profile 24 hours and longitudinally for 1 year after myopic LASIK: three-dimensional display with Artemis very high-frequency digital ultrasound.

Abstract

A lenticular change occurred in the epithelial thickness profile, with more thickening centrally than paracentrally; 22% of the total increase in central thickness occurred overnight, 58% between 1 day and 1 month, and 20% between 1 and 3 months, with stability between 3 and 12 months.

The lenticular epithelial changes contribute to the observed myopic shift after myopic LASIK during the first 3 months.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Corneal Stroma
• Corneal Topography
• Epithelium, Corneal
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Imaging, Three-Dimensional
• Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
• Lasers, Excimer
• Middle Aged
• Myopia
• Refraction, Ocular
• Surgical Flaps
• Visual Acuity
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Dan Z Reinstein
• Timothy J Archer
• Marine Gobbe

Publication date

2012-02-29

Journal

Journal topics

• Refractive Surgical Procedures

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)

London Vision Clinic, United Kingdom. dzr [at] londonvisionclinic.com

Release reference

J Refract Surg. 2012 Mar;28(3):195-201

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