Comparison of femtosecond and excimer laser platforms available for corneal refractive surgery

LY Chen, EE Manche - Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Advances in femtosecond and excimer laser technology have not only improved the safety
and efficacy of refractive procedures, but have also led to the development of promising new …

Wavefront excimer laser refractive surgery for adults with refractive errors

SM Li, MT Kang, NL Wang… - Cochrane Database of …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Refractive errors (conditions in which the eye fails to focus objects accurately
on the retina due to defects in the refractive system), are the most common cause of visual …

Advanced surface ablation with a new software for the reduction of ablation irregularities

P Vinciguerra, FI Camesasca… - Journal of Refractive …, 2017 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To compare visual outcomes and postoperative aberrations after surface
ablation performed with a 750-Hz versus a 1,050-Hz excimer laser coupled with an ablation …

Wavefront-guided versus wavefront-optimized photorefractive keratectomy: clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction

RK Sia, DS Ryan, RD Stutzman, JF Pasternak… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare visual outcomes following Visx Star S4 Customvue wavefront-guided
and Allegretto Wave Eye-Q 400 Hz wavefront-optimized photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) …

Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for myopia

Y Yildirim, O Olcucu, C Alagoz, A Basci… - Journal of Refractive …, 2016 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To compare the refractive outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction
(SMILE) with photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) using an aberration-free ablation profile …

Quality of vision after wavefront-guided or wavefront-optimized LASIK: a prospective randomized contralateral eye study

JS Kung, EE Manche - Journal of refractive surgery, 2016 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To compare the effect of wavefront-guided and wavefront-optimized LASIK using
different laser platforms on subjective quality of vision. METHODS: The dominant eyes of 55 …

Contrast sensitivity after wavefront-guided and wavefront-optimized PRK and LASIK for myopia and myopic astigmatism

DS Ryan, RK Sia, J Rabin, BA Rivers… - Journal of Refractive …, 2018 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To compare contrast sensitivity among participants undergoing wavefront-
guided or wavefront-optimized photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or LASIK for the treatment …

Visual, aberrometric, photic phenomena, and patient satisfaction after myopic wavefront-guided LASIK using a high-resolution aberrometer

S Moussa, AK Dexl, EM Krall, EM Arlt… - Clinical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the visual, refractive, and aberrometric
outcomes as well as the level of patient satisfaction and photic phenomena after myopic …

Advances in refractive surgery: May 2013 to June 2014

N Mysore, R Krueger - The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Purpose The field of refractive surgery is changing quickly in the areas of screening,
treatment, and postoperative management. The objective of this study was to review …

Outcome comparison between wavefront-guided and wavefront-optimized photorefractive keratectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KM Hamam, MI Gbreel, R Elsheikh… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) eye surgery is widely used for patients at risk for corneal
ectasia to maintain an aspheric corneal shape. Wavefront-guided (WFG) ablation profile was …