Photorefractive keratectomy in eyes with congenital nystagmus

BACKGROUND: We report 2 eyes of 2 patients with nystagmus and myopia who un derwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) to correct myopia. METHODS: A 32-year old male patient with a baseline spectacle-corrected vis ual acuity of 20/40 had PRK. with an Aesculap Meditec MEL 60 excimer laser with a suction ring system fell correction of a spherical equivalent of -8. 25 diopters (D). A 19-year old male patient with baseline spectacle-correct ed visual acuity of 20/50 had PRIG with an Autonomous Technologies T-PRK fl ying spot and tracking excimer laser to correct a spherical equivalent of - 5.00 D. RESULTS: Twenty-seven months after PRK, the operated eye of the 32-year old patient had an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/32 and a spectacle-correcte d visual acuity of 20/25. Six months postoperatively, the operated eye of t he 19-year old patient had uncorrected and spectacle-corrected visual acuit y of 20/50. CONCLUSION: Patients with nystagmus are eligible for PRK to correct their r efractive error with these two laser systems.