Refractive Transepithelial Photo-keratectomy (T-PKR) in High Myopia

Launched by CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL METZ-THIONVILLE · Jun 1, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

In this retrospective study, 69 high myopic eyes of 6 diopters or more were treated in 38 patients by Trans-PRK with the SCHWIND Amaris 500E® excimer laser platform without the use of mitomycin-C. Several outcomes are measured in treated patients, such as postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), efficacy, safety and predictability of the procedure, as well as corneal haze measurement. The patients are followed-up for 3 months.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • age ≥18 years,
• • myopic sphere of -6 diopters or more,
• • astigmatism less than 3 diopters,
• • stable myopia not progressing for more than one year
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • age \<18 years,
• • myopic sphere less than -6 diopters,
• • astigmatism greater than 3 diopters,
• • progressive myopia (variation of more than 0.5 diopters over one year),
• • abnormal corneal topography or the presence of manifest keratoconus,
• • pre-existing eye pathology,
• • history of eye surgery,
• • active inflammatory or infectious eye disease,
• • dermatological disease or systemic connectivitis