Excimer laser surface ablation - a review

Anita Reynolds; Johnny E. Moore; Shehzad A. Naroo; C.B. Tara Moore; Sunil Shah

doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02230.x

Excimer laser surface ablation - a review

Anita Reynolds, Johnny E. Moore, Shehzad A. Naroo, C.B. Tara Moore, Sunil Shah^*

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Abstract

Corneal surface laser ablation procedures for the correction of refractive error have enjoyed a resurgence of interest, especially in patients with a possible increased risk of complications after lamellar surgery. Improvements in the understanding of corneal biomechanical changes, the modulation of wound healing, laser technology including ablation profiles and different methods for epithelial removal have widened the scope for surface ablation. This article discusses photorefractive keratectomy, trans-epithelial photorefractive keratectomy, laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratomileusis and epithelial-laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	168-182
Number of pages	15
Journal	Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02230.x
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

Keywords

Epi-LASIK
excimer laser
LASEK
myopia
photorefractive keractectomy
PRK
surface ablation

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