Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(9):1951-1958.
Published online September 1, 1998.
Early Postoperative Intraocular Pressure Changes after LASIK.
Yong Sung Yang, Yun Sik Yang, Jae Duck Kim
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
LASIK 후 조기 안압 변화에 대한 임상적 연구
김재덕(Jae Duck Kim),양용성(Yong Sung Yang),양연식(Yun Sik Yang)
Abstract
In order to determine the normal range for intraocular pressure(IOP) in the post-LASIK population. We retrospectively reviewed the charts from the first 50 consecutive post-LASIK eyes. 50 eyes were divided into subgroups according to the degree of preoperative myopia, and the amount of ablated corneal thickness, and the diameter of treated optical zone. Preoperative(blaseline) & postoperative intraocular pressures at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 3 month were measured with air puff applanation tonometer. Mean postoperative intraocular pressures were compared to the baseline IOP in suvgroups and between inter-suvgroups. Postoperative IOP was decreased significantly in all 3 myopic suvgroups(p<0.05), but there was no pressure difference between inter-surgroups preoperatively(p>0.1) and postoperatively(p<0.3). Also the ablated corneal thickness groups and the treated optical zone groups showed an significant postoperative lowering of IOP(p<0/05) but there was no pressure difference between the subgroups preoperatively and postoperatively. And, in all suvgroups, post-LASIK intraocular pressures were underestimated more than a 30% of vaseline IOP. These results reflect that post LASIK IOP is not a true IOP.


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