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LASIK vs femtosecond sub‐Bowmann keratomileusis to correct myopic astigmatism: a pilot study
Author(s) -
TEUS MA,
GIMÉNEZ C,
PAZMORENO J,
CANADASSUAREZ P
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.325.x
Subject(s) - lasik , microkeratome , keratomileusis , medicine , astigmatism , ophthalmology , optometry , visual acuity , optics , physics
Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of LASIK and Femtosecond sub‐Bowmann Keratomileusis (FSBK) in the correction of myopic astigmatism Methods Prospective, masked study of consecutive eyes, with myopic astigmatism higher than ‐1.5D. LASIK was performed using the M2 microkeratome, Intralase® was used in FSBK. Visual results were evaluated 3 months post op Results 228 eyes were analyzed, 105 LASIK and 123 FSBK. Preoperative sphere and cylinder was similar in both groups (p=0.2). Safety and Efficacy indexes were 1.01 vs 1.01 and 1.02 vs 0.91 in LASEK and FSBK groups, respectively (p=0.8 and 0.3) Conclusion LASIK and FSBK achieve comparable visual results when used to correct myopic astigmatism at 3 months follow‐up