LASEK in high and low myopia

Chris P. Lohmann; David O’Brart; Ann Patmore; John Marshall; Christoph Winkler von Mohrenfels; Bernhard Gabler; Wolfgang Herrmann

LASEK in high and low myopia

Chris P. Lohmann
, David O’Brart
, Ann Patmore
, John Marshall
, Christoph Winkler von Mohrenfels
, Bernhard Gabler
, Wolfgang Herrmann

Klinikum der Universität Regensburg und Medizinische Fakultät
St Thomas' Hospital
McGovern Medical School

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Abstract

Refractive surgery is a constantly changing field with new technologies being developed and introduced routinely. Currently, excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and excimer laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) are the surgical procedures most commonly being used to treat myopia (1,2). PRK changes the corneal curvature by ablating part of Bowman’s layer and anterior corneal stromal tissue after removing the epithelium. In contrast, LASIK does not remove the epithelium, Bowman’s layer, or anterior stromal tissue but does remove deep stromal tissue after making a cut into the corneal stroma at 160 m using a microkeratome.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	LASEK, PRK, and Excimer Laser Stromal Surface Ablation
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	147-187
Number of pages	41
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203025918
ISBN (Print)	9780824754341
State	Published - 1 Jan 2004
Externally published	Yes

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