Excimer laser surface ablation – a review |
| |
| Authors: | Anita Reynolds FRCOphth Johnny E Moore FRCOphth Shehzad A Naroo PhD CB Tara Moore PhD Sunil Shah FRCOphth |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Bradford,;2. School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland,;3. Cathedral Eye Clinic, University of Ulster, Belfast,;4. School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University,;5. Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, and;6. Midland Eye Institute, Solihull, UK |
| |
| Abstract: | Corneal surface laser ablation procedures for the correction of refractive error have enjoyed a resurgence of interest, especially in patients with a possible increased risk of complications after lamellar surgery. Improvements in the understanding of corneal biomechanical changes, the modulation of wound healing, laser technology including ablation profiles and different methods for epithelial removal have widened the scope for surface ablation. This article discusses photorefractive keratectomy, trans‐epithelial photorefractive keratectomy, laser‐assisted sub‐epithelial keratomileusis and epithelial‐laser‐assisted in situ keratomileusis. |
| |
| Keywords: | excimer laser Epi‐LASIK LASEK myopia photorefractive keractectomy PRK surface ablation |
|
|
