LASIK with optimized aspheric profiles may correct high myopia

LASIK performed with a new-generation excimer laser and optimized aberration-free ablation profiles succeeded in treating high myopia, a study found.

"These results contrast with several previous studies reporting the very low predictability of LASIK procedure in high refractive errors," the study authors said. "The refractive outcomes that we have obtained today treating high levels of myopia are similar to those reported for low to moderate myopia in the last decade, and possibly these outcomes will become even better in the future with the upcoming advances in excimer laser technology."

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