WASHINGTON — Stable and predictable healing of the epithelium is important for achieving positive refractive surgery outcomes, according to a speaker here.
The epithelium will often attempt to “undo” changes made to the cornea, with a trend toward regression as the epithelium heals, Julie Schallhorn, MD, said at Refractive Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
“If you have somebody who does not heal well, your treatment is going to be way off,” she said.
Schallhorn said epithelial imaging is useful for preoperative LASIK or PRK,