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Corneal light scattering after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy. 1995

S Jain, and J M Khoury, and W Chamon, and D T Azar

Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

OBJECTIVE To compare corneal light scattering after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy in rabbit eyes. METHODS For laser in situ keratomileusis, a 5-mm, -10-diopter spherorefractive resection was performed on the stromal bed under a corneal flap. Corneal light scattering was objectively measured for 12 weeks, and compared to corneal light scattering after photorefractive keratectomy (5 mm, -10 diopters). RESULTS Corneal light scattering was significantly lower in the laser in situ keratomileusis group than in the photorefractive keratectomy group at all time points after surgery (P < .01 at weeks 1 through 6, and P = .03 at week 12). CONCLUSIONS In this experimental study, laser in situ keratomileusis resulted in significantly less corneal light scattering than photorefractive keratectomy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008027	Light	That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range.	Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011817	Rabbits	A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.	Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D003315	Cornea	The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Corneas
D003319	Corneal Stroma	The lamellated connective tissue constituting the thickest layer of the cornea between the Bowman and Descemet membranes.	Corneal Stromas,Stroma, Corneal,Stromas, Corneal
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012542	Scattering, Radiation	The diversion of RADIATION (thermal, electromagnetic, or nuclear) from its original path as a result of interactions or collisions with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other media. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Radiation Scattering,Radiation Scatterings,Scatterings, Radiation
D054018	Lasers, Excimer	Gas lasers with excited dimers (i.e., excimers) as the active medium. The most commonly used are rare gas monohalides (e.g., argon fluoride, xenon chloride). Their principal emission wavelengths are in the ultraviolet range and depend on the monohalide used (e.g., 193 nm for ArF, 308 nm for Xe Cl). These lasers are operated in pulsed and Q-switched modes and used in photoablative decomposition involving actual removal of tissue. (UMDNS, 2005)	Argon Fluoride Excimer Lasers,Excimer Lasers,Krypton Chloride Excimer Lasers,Xenon Chloride Excimer Lasers,ArF Excimer Lasers,ArF Lasers,Argon Fluoride Lasers,Excimer Laser,Excimer Lasers, ArF,Excimer Lasers, Argon Fluoride,Excimer Lasers, KrCl,Excimer Lasers, Krypton Chloride,Excimer Lasers, XeCl,Excimer Lasers, Xenon Chloride,KrCl Excimer Lasers,Krypton Chloride Lasers,Lasers, ArF Excimer,Lasers, Argon Fluoride Excimer,Lasers, KrCl,Lasers, Krypton Chloride,Lasers, Krypton Chloride Excimer,Lasers, XeCl Excimer,Lasers, Xenon Chloride,Lasers, Xenon Chloride Excimer,XeCl Lasers,Xenon Chloride Lasers,ArF Excimer Laser,ArF Laser,Argon Fluoride Laser,Chloride Laser, Krypton,Chloride Laser, Xenon,Chloride Lasers, Krypton,Chloride Lasers, Xenon,Excimer Laser, ArF,Excimer Laser, KrCl,Excimer Laser, XeCl,Fluoride Laser, Argon,Fluoride Lasers, Argon,KrCl Excimer Laser,KrCl Laser,KrCl Lasers,Krypton Chloride Laser,Laser, ArF,Laser, ArF Excimer,Laser, Argon Fluoride,Laser, Excimer,Laser, KrCl,Laser, KrCl Excimer,Laser, Krypton Chloride,Laser, XeCl,Laser, XeCl Excimer,Laser, Xenon Chloride,Lasers, ArF,Lasers, Argon Fluoride,Lasers, KrCl Excimer,Lasers, XeCl,XeCl Excimer Laser,XeCl Excimer Lasers,XeCl Laser,Xenon Chloride Laser
D018903	Photorefractive Keratectomy	A type of refractive surgery of the CORNEA to correct MYOPIA and ASTIGMATISM. An EXCIMER LASER is used directly on the surface of the EYE to remove some of the CORNEAL EPITHELIUM thus reshaping the anterior curvature of the cornea.	Keratectomies, Photorefractive,Keratectomy, Photorefractive,Photorefractive Keratectomies