Table 1: Shows the changes in visual and refractive outcomes before and after the LASIK procedure. Intraoperative complications consisted of epithelial defect in 3 cases (3% of total) and flap striae that required flap re-lifting in 1 eye (1%). No ectasia cases were observed during follow-up.
| Visual and Refractive Outcomes Before and After Myopic LASIK in Thin Corneas |
| Parameter |
UDVA (LogMAR) a |
CDVA (LogMAR) a |
SEQ (D) a |
Keratometry (D) a |
| Preoperative |
0.84 ± 0.45 |
0.00 ± .05 |
-4.06 ± 1.85 |
-1.44 ± 1.29 |
| 6 months FwUp |
0.00 ± .08 |
0.00 ± .04 |
-0.17 ± 0.41 |
-0.47 ± 0.40 |
| End point FwUp |
0.00 ± .05 |
0.00 ± .02 |
-0.20± 0.40 |
-0.36 ± 0.39 |
| P valueb |
<.001 |
<.001 |
<.001 |
<.001 |
|
P valuec
|
.78 |
.81 |
.13 |
.08 |
UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity; CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity; D = diopters; FwUp= Follow Up; LogMAR= Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution; a Values reported as mean ± standard deviation; b Mean comparison between preoperative and 6 months follow up; c Mean comparison between 6 months follow-up and end point follow-up.