TY - JOUR
T1 - Lack of diurnal variation in vision, refraction, or keratometry after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy
AU - Goldberg, M. A.
AU - Dorr, D. A.
AU - Pepose, J. S.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - PURPOSE: To examine whether diurnal variation in visual acuity, spherical equivalent, keratometry, or intraocular pressure occurs in patients who have undergone photorefractive keratectomy. METHODS: Twenty-nine post- photorefractive keratectomy patients underwent morning and evening measurements of visual acuity, spherical equivalent, keratometry, and intraocular pressure at intervals between 5 and 13 months after photorefractive keratectomy. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant post.photorefractive keratectomy diurnal variation in visual acuity, spherical equivalent, or keratometry in the group studied. Diurnal variation inpost-photorefractive keratectomy intraocular pressure was not significantly different between patients' treated and untreated eyes. CONCLUSION: Photorefractive keratectomy does not appear to result in diurnal variation in visual acuity, spherical equivalent, or keratometry postoperatively, nor does it seem to effect normal diurnal variation in intraocular pressure.
AB - PURPOSE: To examine whether diurnal variation in visual acuity, spherical equivalent, keratometry, or intraocular pressure occurs in patients who have undergone photorefractive keratectomy. METHODS: Twenty-nine post- photorefractive keratectomy patients underwent morning and evening measurements of visual acuity, spherical equivalent, keratometry, and intraocular pressure at intervals between 5 and 13 months after photorefractive keratectomy. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant post.photorefractive keratectomy diurnal variation in visual acuity, spherical equivalent, or keratometry in the group studied. Diurnal variation inpost-photorefractive keratectomy intraocular pressure was not significantly different between patients' treated and untreated eyes. CONCLUSION: Photorefractive keratectomy does not appear to result in diurnal variation in visual acuity, spherical equivalent, or keratometry postoperatively, nor does it seem to effect normal diurnal variation in intraocular pressure.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70143-6
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70143-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 9063257
AN - SCOPUS:0030906080
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 123
SP - 407
EP - 408
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -