ONE-YEAR OUTCOME OF MYOPIC LASIK AT THE TOKUSHUKAI MATSUBARA HOSPITAL

We report the first year outcome of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia at the Tokushukai Matsubara Hospital. Twenty-eight eyes of 15 patients underwent myopic LASIK between March 2001 and March 2002. The average age of the patients was 32 (range 24 to 61) years. The mean follow-up period was 4.3 months. The average preoperative spherical equivalent of refraction was -4.30 (range -1.50 to -8.50) D. The surgery was performed using NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome and VISX STAR S2 Excimer laser. The average postoperative spherical equivalent of refraction was -0.06 (range -1.13 to +1.50) D. 79% of eyes (n=22) were within ±1.0 D of emmetropia. 100% of eyes were within ±1.5 D of emmetropia. The postoperative uncorrected visual acuity was ≧20/20 in 57% (n=16), ≧14/20 in 75% (n=21), and ≧20/40 in 86% (n=24)of eyes. In the early postoperative period there was a case of epithelial ingrowth, in which the vision temporarily decreased by two lines. By surgically removing the mass of the ingrowth, the visual acuity was recovered. These results indicate that our first-year experience of myopic LASIK was equivalent to other previously reported results