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PRK, LASIK found stable at 10 years in large series
Efficacy, safety and predictability were maintained throughout
the study in eyes with low, intermediate and high myopia.
By Jared Schultz
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No re-treatments were performed beyond 6 months postoperatively, and the patients were followed up at 3 months and 1, 2, 5 and 10 years, he said.
Overall results showed that after 10 years, PRK had a safety index of 1
and an efficacy index of 1.7. LASIK had a safety index of 1.17 and an efficacy
index of 0.83, he said.
Three cases of corneal ectasia were seen in the LASIK group, but Dr. Alio
explained that these occurred before current standards and indications
for LASIK had been developed.
"Ectasia was not detected in any case or as a trend,"he said.
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