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High Myopic Photorefractive Keratectomy Outcomes With The Alcon Wavelight® Ex500 Excimer Laser, Mark D. Mifflin, Brent S. Betts, Jason Nguyen, Severin Pouly
High Myopic Photorefractive Keratectomy Outcomes With The Alcon Wavelight® Ex500 Excimer Laser, Mark D. Mifflin, Brent S. Betts, Jason Nguyen, Severin Pouly
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Purpose: To present refractive outcomes from consecutive cases with the Alcon Wavelight® EX500 excimer laser using photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in patients with high myopia. Methods: A retrospective chart review of consecutive cases of high myopic eyes ($6.0 Diopters [D]) undergoing PRK with the Alcon Wavelight EX500 excimer laser (Alcon Labo- ratories, Fort Worth, TX, USA) was done. Moderately high myopic eyes (6.0 to ,8.0 D [6 D]) were compared with high myopic eyes (8.0 D or greater [8 D]). Outcomes measured included pre- and postoperative refractive error, uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity, spherical equivalent correction (SEQ), …