PURPOSE: To describe current concepts and available treatments for pathologic myopia.
DESIGN: Review of experimental and clinical studies. METHODS: The demography, natural …

The increasing number of patients undergoing refractive surgery has led to an awareness of
the potential retinal complications of these procedures. The purpose of this review is to …

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To analyze the appearance, incidence, and characteristics of retinal
diseases in myopic patients after refractive surgery. METHODS: We studied retinal disease …

Purpose: To evaluate photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in pediatric patients who fail
traditional methods of treatment for myopic anisometropic amblyopia and high myopia …

Purpose: To synthesize the current literature regarding patients with inherited bleeding
disorders and suggest comprehensive evaluation and preoperative recommendations for …

OBJECTIVE: To describe retinal complications after posterior chamber phakic intraocular
lens (PCPIOL) implantation and refractive surgery complications after scleral buckling …

PURPOSE: To assess the long-term refractive, visual acuity, binocular vision, and quality-of-
life outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-assisted subepithelial …

We describe 2 women with high myopia of− 12.0 and− 18.0 diopters who presented with
myopic macular hemorrhages 1 and 4 days, respectively, after being treated by laser in situ …

Pathologic myopia is the major cause of the loss of the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
worldwide, especially in East Asian countries. The loss of BCVA is caused by the …

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) and
photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) achieve effective targeted correction and the extent of …