ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF A BILATERAL RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING PRK WITH MITOMYCIN C AND LASIK

摘要

Research Objective To compare 1-year follow-up results of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with mitomycin C (MMC) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for custom correction of myopia. Study Design Prospective, contralateral, randomized clinical trial. Location The Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Funding Source None listed. Relevant Methodology Eighty-eight eyes of 44 patients with moderate myopia were randomized to PRK with 0.002% MMC for one minute in one eye and LASIK in the fellow eye. The one-year follow-up was evaluated.