Corneal techniques for enhancing near and intermediate vision to correct presbyopia
include surgical and contact lens treatment modalities. Broad approaches used …

PURPOSE: To validate the Ectasia Risk Score System for identifying patients at high risk for
developing ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). DESIGN: Retrospective case …

PURPOSE: To assess a previously published risk score system for predicting postoperative
LASIK ectasia in eyes with normal preoperative topography. METHODS: A retrospective …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term postoperative
incidence of and key factors in the genesis of corneal ectasia after myopic laser-assisted in …

Background The purpose of this study was to estimate mean central corneal thickness (CCT)
and determine whether there are any correlations between CCT, age, and sex in the adult …

Purpose. To evaluate the risk factors for post‐laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia.
Materials and Methods. Medical records of 42 eyes of 28 (10 women, 18 men) patients who …

PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate the elevation and thickness data in patients with
different types of refractive errors. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara …

Iatrogenic corneal ectasia is a rare but devastating complication after refractive surgery.
While its incidence appears to be declining, it has not been eliminated. Its cause is probably …

Purpose To assess the currently recommended percentage tissue altered (PTA) metric for its
ability to screen for ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Setting Gavin Herbert …

Purpose To report the refractive, topographic, tomographic, and aberrometric characteristics
of post-LASIK ectasia; to compare these characteristics with normal post-LASIK controls; and …