Purpose: To evaluate the effects of Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in decreasing
myopic anisometropia in children with spectacles or contact lens intolerance and its validity
in facilitating treatment of resultant myopic anisometropic amblyopia. Patients and Methods:
LASIK was performed for 18 eyes of 18 children having myopic anisometropic amblyopia not
successfully treated with the standard amblyopia treatment for 6 months. Children were
followed up at 1 week, 1, 2, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Postoperative amblyopia therapy was …

To evaluate of the effects of Laser in situ keratomileusis in lowering anisomyopia in children
and its validity in facilitating the treatment of the resultant anisometropic amblyopia. Laser in
situ keratomileusis [LASIK] was performed to 18 eyes of 18 children having myopic
anisometropia amblyopia not successfully treated with the standard amblyopia treatment for
6 months. Children were followed up at 1 week, 1, 2, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. Postoperative
amblyopia therapy was continued with occlusion of the dominant eye for 6 hours daily for the …