PRK – PHOTO REFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY IN CORRECTION OF MYOPIA: HOW USEFUL IS IT?
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 22
Abstract
The study comprised of retrospective and prospective evaluation of 30 eyes treated with PRK – Photo Refractive Keratectomy at Mahatme Eye Bank Eye Hospital, Nagpur India. Our results show that PRK is less safe, less effective and less predictable procedure in correcting high and extreme myopia and myopic astigmatism.
Authors and Affiliations
Chitra Pande, Vikas Mahatme, Atul Borkar, Sudha Sutaria, Nikhilesh Wairagade
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