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A comparative study for mesopic contrast sensitivity between photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ
Ji-Eun Lee1, Hee-Young Choi, Boo-Sup Oum
1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
Background And Objective:
To compare the effect on visual performance of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with mesopic contrast sensitivity.
Patients And Methods:
Postoperative visual performance for 40 eyes undergoing PRK and 40 eyes undergoing LASIK was compared with mesopic contrast sensitivity at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. Eyes were divided into two groups (< -6.0 D and > -6.25 D). Mesopic contrast sensitivity was performed with the patient's best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better under photopic conditions.
Results:
A significant decrease in mesopic contrast sensitivity from preoperative baseline was obtained at all spatial frequencies for the PRK and LASIK groups (P < .05). There was no statistically significant difference at 1 or 3 months postoperatively in both groups (P > .05). At 6 months postoperatively, LASIK significantly decreased mesopic contrast sensitivity more than PRK in myopia with a refractive error of less than -6.0 D, especially at the middle and high spatial frequencies of 6, 9, and 12 cycles per degree (P < .05). However, no statistically significant differences in mesopic contrast sensitivity between PRK and LASIK were found in myopia with a refractive error of greater than -6.25 D (P > .05).
Conclusions:
In broad-beam excimer laser refractive surgery, PRK seemed to have a more significant effect on mesopic contrast sensitivity than LASIK for myopia with a refractive error of less than -6.0 D at 6 months postoperatively.
