J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1998 Aug;39(8):1707-1715.

The Effects of Epikeratoplasty & Laser in Situ Keratomileusis(LASIK) for Correction of High Myopia

• Lee KW
• Choi TH
• Lee HB

Abstract

In order to compare the clinical results of Epikeratoplasty (EPK) with Laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK) to be corrected of high myopia above -9 diopters, the effect of the procedure on 74 patients following EKP and 63 patients following LASIK who were followed up at least 1 year were analyzed retrospectively. Postoperative mean uncorrected visual acuity was reached 0.56 until 3 month in EKP group and 0.53 until 1 month in LASIK group. LASIK group recovered and stabilized more rapidly than EKP guoup(p<0.01). Also LASIK group had more rapid recovery in keratometryp(p<0.01) and mean refractive error than EKP group(p<0.01). But there was no significant difference between two groups in uncorrected visual acuity(p=0.62), keratometry(p=0.41) and mean refractive error(p=0.32) at postoperative 1 year. LASIK seems to have more rapid and effective visual recovery than EKP for high myopia treatment.

Keyword

Laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK); Epikeratoplasty(EKP); High Myopia

MeSH Terms

Epikeratophakia*
Humans
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
Myopia*
Refractive Errors
Retrospective Studies
Visual Acuity