Contemporary refractive surgery minimally disturbs ocular surface

PRK and femtosecond-assisted LASIK have equally mild and transient effects on the ocular surface, according to a study.Taking into consideration contemporary advances in refractive surgery, the authors undertook the prospective clinical trial to compare “the effect on the ocular surface of current femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK and PRK techniques over a 1-year follow-up.”

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