PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of LASIK in thick corneas ≥ 600µm. METHODS: 96 eyes were followed after LASIK for postoperative UCVA, CDVA and SE. RESULTS: 42 myopic eyes and 54 hyperopic eyes were included. The postoperative SE at 6 month follow-up was -0.45 ±0.6 in myopes and +0.7 ±1.01 in hyperopes. In myopes, 95.8% achieved UCVA≥20/20 and ... Read more

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of preoperative and postoperative keratometry on the visual outcome after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for moderate and high myopia. METHODS: Records of 812 eyes (420 patients) with myopia ≥ - 6D who had LASIK at Sohag Laser center, Egypt; from January 2010 to November 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Main outcome measures were postoperative corrected ... Read more

The rate of laser refractive corneal surgery incredibly increased over the last two decades. Thus, the need to understand corneal imaging and how to evaluate candidates of LASIK become a crucial step to avoid long-term complications This book aims to simplify the main steps for Prelasik evaluation, This book aims also to illustrate how to interpret the corneal topography printout ... Read more