Abstract
Purpose: To compare pre and postoperative endothelial cell counts in patients undergoing laser in situ keratomeliusis (LASIK) for the treatment of myopia.
Material and Methods: This hospital based descriptive study was carried out in the Corneo-refractive unit of Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Eye Hospital, Lahore. Duration of the study was 6 months from 24-05-2005 to 24-11- 2005. It took 2 months for the data collection and 4 months for the follow up. 100 eyes of 50 patients underwent LASIK. Postoperative endothelial cell counts were noted after 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 4 months. Statistical analysis of the data was done using computer software SPSS version 10.0.
Results: 50 patients (100 eyes) were included in this study. 64% of the patients were female and 36% were male. Mean age was 24.54 years ranging from 20- 35 years. Out of 50 patients, 29 patients (58%) had myopia between 2-5 diopters, 8 patients (16%) between 5-7 D and 13 (26%) between 8-10 D. The range of myopia was 2-10 D. Mean spherical equivalents before LASIK was - 3.95 D. Mean corneal thickness before LASIK was 515 μm.
Conclusion: Corneal endothelial cell count was unchanged 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 4 months after the LASIK.
Mirza Jamil Ud din Baig, Khalid Mahmood, Tariq Khan, Zaheer Uddin Aqil Qazi. (2010) Effect of Lasik on Endothelial Cell Count in Patients Treated for Myopia, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 26, Issue 1.
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