A Comparison of LASIK Outcomes for High Versus Low Myopia: Large Data Analysis
Although LASIK surgery yielded satisfactory short-term outcomes in both low and high myopia, high myopia showed slightly less favorable refractive results. However, overall results were clinically acceptable in both groups. Similar re-treatment rates may reflect patient satisfaction or variability in surgeons' thresholds for offering enhancement procedures.
Authors
- Dror Ben Ephraim Noyman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-3524)
- Tzahi Sela
- Michael Mimouni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-0993)
- Marcony R. Santhiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7523-1565)
- Eyal Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9877-8467)
- Igor Kaiserman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0130-8819)
- Waseem Nasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7382-1198)
- Adir Sommer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3568-2489)
- Gur Munzer
- Margarita Safir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1814-8316)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Barzilai Medical Center (IL)
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597x-20250611-04
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00