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The manifest average spherical equivalent refraction was -21.7 ± 5.8 D prior to surgery. This value became -6.0 ± 3.3 D after at least 10 years of follow-up. The regression was -6.1 ± 2.2 D in the period starting from the first month of the follow-up until the last control. The uncorrected visual acuity was 0.07 ± 0.1 at the last follow-up. The mean preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.22 ± 0.12 and 0.30 ± 0.17 postoperatively (p < 0.001). Loss or gain of one line or more at the BCVA in the last control were 10.3 and 53.8 %, respectively. The safety and efficacy indexes are 1.56 ± 0.95 and 0.29 ± 0.4, respectively. No corneal ectasias were noted at follow-up. Although LASIK gives reliable results with high degrees of myopia, significant regression develops in the long term.