Purpose: This study evaluates the efficacy, predictability and safety of LASIK surgery as a treatment for myopia performed as part of a large-scale, prospective clinical audit spanning 10 years in an Asian study population and to evaluate the outcomes and trends.
Design: Prospective, single-center, multisurgeon study.
Main Outcomes Measures: Safety, efficacy, refractive predictability, treatment trends, retreatment rates, and complications for mild, moderate, and high myopia according to spherical equivalence (SE) of less than 5.00 diopters (D), 5.00 D or more to less than 10.0 D, and 10.00 D or more, respectively.
Conclusions: Myopic LASIK performed in Asian eyes within a comprehensive LASIK clinical program with appropriate clinical audit governance can be safe and effective, with high refractive predictability. Improvements in the nomograms to prevent undercorrection and to compensate for myopic regression have led to better efficacy after LASIK, with an increasing percentage of patients achieving 20/15 visual acuity postoperatively.
Design: Prospective, single-center, multisurgeon study.
Main Outcomes Measures: Safety, efficacy, refractive predictability, treatment trends, retreatment rates, and complications for mild, moderate, and high myopia according to spherical equivalence (SE) of less than 5.00 diopters (D), 5.00 D or more to less than 10.0 D, and 10.00 D or more, respectively.
Conclusions: Myopic LASIK performed in Asian eyes within a comprehensive LASIK clinical program with appropriate clinical audit governance can be safe and effective, with high refractive predictability. Improvements in the nomograms to prevent undercorrection and to compensate for myopic regression have led to better efficacy after LASIK, with an increasing percentage of patients achieving 20/15 visual acuity postoperatively.
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