Abstract

Studies of photorefractive keratecomy (PRK), have generally concentrated on determining the refractive outcome of the surgery. These studies determined that PRK produces predictable and stable results, particularly for mild to moderate myopes.^1-4 Visual function estimates in these studies are usually limited to high contrast acuity and show that the vast majority of individuals remain within one line of their pre-operative, best-corrected acuity, while greatly improving their uncorrected visual acuity.⁵

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