RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 LASIK surgery in children
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 19
OP 21
DO 10.1136/bjo.88.1.19
VO 88
IS 1
A1 M O’Keefe
A1 L Nolan
YR 2004
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/88/1/19.abstract
AB Aims: To report success in the treatment of high myopia in children with LASIK. To report the visual results, complications and postoperative management of children with high myopia. Methods: Six children (seven eyes) with high myopia were included in this series. Preoperative and postoperative refraction, visual acuity, and pachymetry were compared. Results: Six children with high myopia ranging from −5.00DS to −16DS were treated. There were three males and three females. Five children had improved refraction and visual acuity post-LASIK. Age ranged from 2 to 12 years. Five of the children had unilateral amblyopia preoperatively. One had bilateral high myopia. Conclusion: High myopia in children may be treated safely and effectively with LASIK.