Femtosecond Laser –Assisted LASIK With and Without the Adjuvant Use of Mitomycin C to Correct Hyperopia

LASIK has been shown to be a safe, effective, and predictable procedure to correct different degrees of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.1,2 However, when compared with myopic corrections, predictability for comparable hyperopic refractive errors is much poorer.3 Thus, published studies indicate a good predictability for low to moderate hyperopic corrections,2 –5 up to +4.00 diopters (D) in most series, but less satisfactory results are reported in the correction of higher degrees of hyperopia.6 Although femtosecond laser –assisted LASIK (FS-LASIK) seems to achieve better refractive outcomes

Source: Journal of Refractive Surgery - January 10, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Montserrat Garcia-Gonzalez, MD, PhD Source Type: research