December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
Is There a Relationship between Preoperative Keratometry and LASIK Flap Complications?
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • J Li
    New York Eye & Ear Infirmary New York NY; New York Medical College Valhalla NY
  • D Ritterband
    New York NY
  • S Thimmappa
    New York NY
  • R Koplin
    New York NY
  • J Seedor
    New York NY
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   J. Li, None; D. Ritterband, None; S. Thimmappa , None; R. Koplin , None; J. Seedor , None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 2002, Vol.43, 2084. doi:
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      J Li, D Ritterband, S Thimmappa, R Koplin, J Seedor; Is There a Relationship between Preoperative Keratometry and LASIK Flap Complications? . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):2084.

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Abstract: : Purpose: To determine whether LASIK flap complications are related to preoperative keratometry. Methods: The incidence and type of LASIK flap complications were recorded for 750 myopic eyes that underwent LASIK, and compared to preoperative keratometry, refraction, and corneal thickness. Results: The preoperative mean keratometry value was 43.90±1.55 (range 38.87-54.19). The mean preoperative spherical equivalent was -4.09±2.22 (range -0.50 to -11.38). The mean preoperative corneal thickness was 551.0±36.0um (range 459-655). Three flap complications were recorded. Two eyes with incomplete flaps had preoperative mean keratometry values of 44.63 (44.25/45.00) and 43.45 (43.90/43.00). One eye with a free cap had a preoperative mean keratometry of 44.06 (43.37/44.75). Conclusion: The data from this study did not support the observation that a higher incidence of LASIK flap complications is related to very high (≷48.0 D) or very low (< 40.0D) preoperative keratometry. Further studies are needed to elucidate the relationship between preoperative keratometry and LASIK flap complications.

Keywords: 548 refractive surgery: LASIK • 545 refractive surgery: complications 
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