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Title: Comparison of laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy results: long-term follow-up.
Author: Miyai T, Miyata K, Nejima R, Honbo M, Minami K, Amano S.
Journal: J Cataract Refract Surg; 2008 Sep; 34(9):1527-31. PubMed ID: 18721714.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To compare the results of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) over a 4-year follow-up. SETTING: Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan. METHODS: This comparative retrospective study comprised 22 eyes (22 patients) that had PRK and 18 eyes (18 patients) that had LASIK. To be included, the patient had to have completed a 4-year follow-up. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), percentage of eyes within +/-0.5 diopter (D) of the targeted refraction, central corneal thickness, and the anterior and posterior corneal elevations were compared between the PRK and LASIK groups. RESULTS: The mean UCVA was significantly better in the LASIK group than in the PRK group at 6 months (P = .0043) and 1 year (P = .0044). At 2 years, there was no significant difference in the mean UCVA between the 2 groups. The mean BSCVA was significantly better in the LASIK group than in the PRK group at 6 months (P<.0001), 1 year (P<.0001), and 2 years (P = .0083). At 3 and 4 years, there was no significant difference in the mean BSCVA between the 2 groups. The percentage of eyes within +/-0.5 D of the targeted refraction was not significantly different between groups at any time. CONCLUSIONS: The superiority of LASIK over PRK in short-term efficacy was not retained 4 years after surgery. The main reasons were a myopic shift and a decline in UCVA at the last follow-up in the LASIK group.

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