A standardized three-stage LASIK flap replacement protocol demonstrated a low incidence of clinically visible microfolds and no visually significant microfolds, according to a study.
“Unlike many of the other published approaches to microfold management that focus primarily on treatment of visually significant cases, we describe a protocol to prevent the formation of visually significant microfolds resulting in a low probability of having to readjust the flap on postoperative day 1, and a near-zero chance of needing to return to the operating room for flap replacement almost exclusively