Re-Treatment by Flap Relift Versus Surface Ablation After Myopic Laser In Situ Keratomileusis

Purpose: To compare clinical outcomes of patients undergoing first re-treatment by flap relift with those re-treated by surface ablation on the flap after an initial myopic laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort analysis of consecutive patients who underwent myopic LASIK and required re-treatment between January 2007 and December 2016. Cases re-treated by flap relift were propensity score matched with cases re-treated by surface ablation, and clinical outcomes were compared. One eye from each patient was included. Results: A total of 1,234 out of 21,191 cases required re-treatment after myopic LASIK during the follow-up period. Surface ablation was performed in 75% of cases and relift in 25%. Patients re-treated by surface ablation were more commonly male (61.8% vs. 48.1%, P
Source: Cornea - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research