One Year Clinical Result of Successful LASIK Using VISX Star.

Kim, Ki Seok; Song, Sang Wroul; Kim, Jae Ho; Joo, Choun Ki

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(5):1139-1145.
Published online May 1, 2000.

One Year Clinical Result of Successful LASIK Using VISX Star.

Ki Seok Kim, Sang Wroul Song, Jae Ho Kim, Choun Ki Joo

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Kon-Yang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

VISX STAR 를 이용한 성공적인 라식 ( LASIK ) 수술의 1 년간 임상성적

김기석(Ki Seok Kim),송상률(Sang Wroul Song),김재호(Jae Ho Kim),주천기(Choun Ki Joo)

Abstract

To evaluate the one year efficacy, visual recovery and stability for the correction of myopia we reviewed the 65 eyes successfully underwent LASIK from Dec.1996 to June 1997. All the visual acuity was calculated by logarithmic mean scale.Mean uncorrected visual acuity[UCVA]was 1.39 +/-0.44 and 0.16 +/-0.12 before and one year after LASIK, respectively.One year visual outcome after LASIK was better in the eyes under -6.0 diopter[D]than the eyes over-10.0D [P<0.05].Uncorrected visual acuity of 1 year after LASIK was 20/25 or better in all myopic eyes better than -6.0D and in 36 percent of eyes over-10.0D.Mean spherical equivalent[SE]was -8.71D and -0.8D before and one year after LASIK, respectively.Spherical equivalent less than +/- 1.0 diopter was 85.7 percent of the eyes under -6.0D and in 39.3 percent of the eyes over than -10.0D.Myopic regression was prominent from 1 week to 2months[P<0.05]and stable after 6 months[P<0.05]. With these results it was found that the efficacy of LASIK in visual acuity and the stability of myopic regression were related reversely with severity of myopia.

Key Words: LASIK;Efficacy;Stability;Myopic regression