EXCIMER-LASER PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY

被引:227
作者
SEILER, T
MCDONNELL, PJ
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF, SCH MED, DOHENY EYE INST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033 USA
[2] UNIV SO CALIF, SCH MED, DEPT OPHTHALMOL, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033 USA
[3] UNIV EYE CLIN DRESDEN, DRESDEN, GERMANY
关键词
EXCIMER LASER; MYOPIA; PHOTOABLATION; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6257(95)80001-8
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy has been used for the correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. This laser removes tissue through a process termed photoablative de composition, in which incident photon energy is sufficient to break molecular bonds. Selective removal of tissue across the anterior corneal surface results in a change in anterior corneal curvature. The surgical outcome may be influenced also by interindividual variability in wound healing and pharmacologic interventions. The nature of the excimer laser-tissue inter action, and clinical outcomes of predictability, stability and complications of surgery for myopia are discussed in detail.
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