It’s not often that long term studies turn up, well, nothing, and we cheer. But that’s the case for a 10-year study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2006 Joint Meeting. Researchers who examined patients a decade after undergoing Lasik and PRK treatments say both procedures provide stable, long term improvement for nearsightedness.
The study, of 100 eyes with myopia or myopic astigmatism corrected by Lasik and 100 eyes corrected by PRK surgery, measured how well the patients maintained the ability to focus, as well as any changes in visual distortion 10 years after surgery. Read the rest at: newswire.com