PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY IN PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS

Authors
SINGH D
Citation
D. Singh, PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY IN PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS, Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 21(6), 1995, pp. 630-632
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Ophthalmology
Journal title
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
08863350
Volume
21
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
630 - 632
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-3350(1995)21:6<630:PKIP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This article reports the results of photorefractive keratectomy in nin e patients between 10 and 15 years of age who were treated for the fol lowing refractive errors: unilateral myopia, post intraocular lens myo pia, and unequal hypermetropia with amblyopia. Visual acuity improved and spectacle correction decreased in all patients. There was signific ant visual improvement with pleoptic treatment in one amblyopic hyperm etropic patient.