J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2003 Oct;44(10):2336-2341.

Comparison of the Clinical Effect of the 1% Rimexolone with That of 0.1% Fluorometholone Following LASIK

• Kim MS
• Ahn SK
• Koo BS

Abstract

PURPOSE
We compared therapeutic efficacy and steroid-induced IOP elevation of 1% rimexolone with that of 0.1% fluorometholone. METHODS: Of all LASIK treated eyes from March of 2001 to December of 2002 in Sungae General Hospital, 46 eyes were treated with 1% rimexolone and 46 eyes were treated with 0.1% fluorometholone. And we measured the degree of myopic regression (1 day, 1 month, 3 month) and intraocular pressure (1 month).
RESULTS
Statistically signicant difference in therapeutic efficacy of myopic regression, and no statistically signicant difference in IOP were found. The therapeutic efficacy of 1% rimexolone was higher.
CONCLUSIONS
We concluded that application of 1% rimexolone was more useful in myopic regression following LASIK rather than that of 0.1% fluorometholone.

Keyword

IOP; LASIK; Myopic regression; Rimexolone; Steroid

MeSH Terms

Fluorometholone*
Hospitals, General
Intraocular Pressure
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ*
Fluorometholone