INFLUENCE OF PATIENT AGE ON REFRACTION AND CORNEAL HAZE AFTER PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY

Aims/background-Since wound healing processes are known to be more rap id in those who are young, it was decided to examine the effect of pat ient age on refractive outcome of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). M ethods-The records of 599 eyes that had undergone PRK were studied ret rospectively. The eyes were categorised by baseline myopia and patient age. Spherical equivalent and corneal haze were compared in the basel ine refraction and age groups at 3, 6, and 12 months after PRK. Result s-There were no differences in postoperative refraction and corneal ha ze in the different age groups. Conclusion-Patient age had no statisti cally significant effect on refraction and corneal haze 1 year after P RK.