Clinical Results of LASIK with Turbokeratotome.

Kim, Jeong Sam; Lee, Do Yong; Kim, Sang Won

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1998;39(8):1688-1696.
Published online August 1, 1998.

Clinical Results of LASIK with Turbokeratotome.

Jeong Sam Kim, Do Yong Lee, Sang Won Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
²Do-Yong Lee`s Eye Clinique, Pusan, Korea.

터보미세각막도를 이용한 레이저 각막절살 가공성형술의 임상결과

김정삼(Jeong Sam Kim),이도용(Do Yong Lee),김상원(Sang Won Kim)

Abstract

We evaluated the result of treating myopia and compound myopic astigmatism in 50 eyes using the SCMD turbokeratotome and Visx 20/20 excimer laser with vision key card system. Manifest and cycloplegic refraction, uncorrectedand spectacle corrected visual acuity, corneal topography, pachymetry, slit lamp microscopy, fundus examination, and applanation tonometry were recorded preoperatively and at 1 week, 1, 2, 3 and 6 months postoperatively. The mean spherical epuivalent was changed from -9.1+/-2.47D to -1.37+/-1.28D at 3 month after surgery. 93.3% of eyes had uncorrected visualacuity of 20/40 or better at 3 months follow-up. No eye had visually significant ecntral cornealhaze. Complications such as over- or under correction, interface metallic debris, astigmatism, corneal erosion, incomplete flap, and total cutted flap were occurred. Conclusively, LASIK has good resuls but it is not complication-free procedure, and there is definitely a learning curve.

Key Words: Excimer;LASIK;Turbokeratotome