Flattened corneal curvatures were not associated with worse visual outcomes after myopic PRK, according to a study published in Journal of Refractive Surgery.
Waseem Nasser, MD, PhD, of Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel, and colleagues wrote that it has been assumed that eyes with significantly flattened corneas after PRK experience worse visual outcomes, but the relationship has not been fully explored or defined.
“Others have reported that patients with extremely flat corneas do not necessarily experience worse outcomes,” they wrote. “The uncertainty surrounding this issue highlights