Nano H D, Muzzin S, Irigaray F
Clinica de Ojos Dr. Nano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 1997 Jun;23(5):736-9. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80283-0.
To evaluate the results of excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia in pediatric eyes with amblyopia resulting from anisometropia.
Clinica de Ojos Dr. Nano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Five children with amblyopia resulting from anisometropia in whom conventional therapy was unsuccessful had PRK followed immediately by photoastigmatic refractive keratectomy. Mean patient age was 12.4 years, and follow-up was 12 months.
Postoperatively, all eyes had reduced anisometropia and a significant improvement in uncorrected and corrected visual acuities. Sixty percent of patients had no haze 12 months after PRK, 20% had trace haze, and 20%, mild. No patient had decreased best spectacle-corrected visual acuity.
The results of PRK for myopia were good in this small sample of children. Longer follow-up with more patients should be done.
