| The Effects of Epikeratoplasty & Laser in Situ Keratomileusis(LASIK) for Correction of High Myopia. |
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Keon Woo Lee, Tae Hoon Choi, Ha Bum Lee |
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Department of Pphthalmology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Koera. |
| 상층각막성형술과 LASIK 의 고도근시 교정효과 |
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이건우(Keon Woo Lee),최태훈(Tae Hoon Choi),이하범(Ha Bum Lee) |
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| Abstract |
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In order to compare the clinical results of Epikeratoplasty (EPK) with Laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK) to be corrected of high myopia above -9 diopters, the effect of the procedure on 74 patients following EKP and 63 patients following LASIK who were followed up at least 1 year were analyzed retrospectively. Postoperative mean uncorrected visual acuity was reached 0.56 until 3 month in EKP group and 0.53 until 1 month in LASIK group. LASIK group recovered and stabilized more rapidly than EKP guoup(p<0.01). Also LASIK group had more rapid recovery in keratometryp(p<0.01) and mean refractive error than EKP group(p<0.01). But there was no significant difference between two groups in uncorrected visual acuity(p=0.62), keratometry(p=0.41) and mean refractive error(p=0.32) at postoperative 1 year. LASIK seems to have more rapid and effective visual recovery than EKP for high myopia treatment. |
| Key Words:
Laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK);Epikeratoplasty(EKP);High Myopia |
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