Open AccessRe-Treatment by Flap Relift Versus Surface Ablation After Myopic Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
Author(s) -
Idan Hecht,
Michael Mimouni,
Gilad Rabina,
Igor Kaiserman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0000000000002189
Subject(s) - keratomileusis , medicine , ablation , dioptre , lasik , ophthalmology , corneal topography , surgery , retrospective cohort study , propensity score matching , visual acuity
To compare clinical outcomes of patients undergoing first re-treatment by flap relift with those re-treated by surface ablation on the flap after an initial myopic laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure.