One-year results of hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (HPRK) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ezra I. Maguen M.D.; Anthony B. Nesburn M.D.; James J. Salz M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.350563

18 June 1999 One-year results of hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (HPRK) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ezra I. Maguen M.D., Anthony B. Nesburn M.D., James J. Salz M.D.

Proceedings Volume 3591, Ophthalmic Technologies IX; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350563
Event: BiOS '99 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The preliminary results of hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (HPRK) performed with the VISX-Star excimer laser on 40 eyes of 25 patients are presented. 28 of 40 eyes had vision of 20/40 at 6 months and 22 of 25 eyes saw 20/40 12 months postoperatively. Eleven of 40 patients were over corrected 1.00 D at 6 months and no patients were overcorrected with the same amount at 12 months postop. At six months, no undercorrections of 1.00 D were observed and 3 of 25 eyes were undercorrected by 1.00 D at 12 months postop. At 6 months postop, 35 of 40 eyes saw for near J5 or better, and 20 of 25 saw J5 at 12 months postop. Complications included: induced astigmatism of 1.00 D (6 of 40 eyes at 6 months and 3 of 25 eyes at 12 months), and loss of two lines of best corrected vision (4 of 40 at 6 month,s and 2 of 25 at 12 months). HPRK appears to be safe and effective in correcting hyperopia of up to 4.00 D in the short to medium term.

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Ezra I. Maguen M.D., Anthony B. Nesburn M.D., and James J. Salz M.D. "One-year results of hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (HPRK) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center", Proc. SPIE 3591, Ophthalmic Technologies IX, (18 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350563

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