I. Radial Keratotomy Will Always Have a Place.

Rowsey, J. James; Morley, Wynne A

doi:10.1016/s0039-6257(98)00024-1

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“…adial keratotomy (RK) was once a popular refractive surgical procedure in the 20th century, but its use has since been abandoned because of the limited predictability and instability of the results. 1,2 Patients who have undergone RK correction are at risk of both sight and non-sight-threatening complications, such as astigmatism, scar formation, cataracts, light emission and glare, endothelial cell decrease, recurrent corneal scratching, and perforation of the anterior chamber and eyeball. 1,3,4 A relatively common concern in patients with a history of RK is residual refractive error and decreasing quality of vision over time.…”

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Laser vision correction after radial keratotomy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Koosha,

Riazi,

Janfaza

et al. 2024

J Cataract Refract Surg

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Laser vision correction for residual refractive errors in patients with previous radial keratotomy (RK) presents a challenging task. Different techniques have been used with varying outcomes. This study aimed to systematically review published manuscripts on refractive surgeries in post-RK patients search in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The final analysis included 35 studies that described a total of 888 eyes. Our systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated a significant improvement in uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) for photorefractive keratectomy, topography-guided-PRK, wavefront-guided-PRK, and femtosecond- laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), while mechanical microkeratome LASIK did not yield such significant improvements. Moreover, our results suggest that hyperopic post-RK patients had a significant improvement in UDVA, whereas no such improvement was observed in myopic patients.

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