BMC Ophthalmol 2022 Feb 11;22(1):68. Epub 2022 Feb 11.
Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, 96, Esfandiar Blvd, Valiasr St, Tehran, Tehran, 1968653111, Iran.
Background: To assess transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) in terms of corneal epithelial healing rate, postoperative pain, postoperative discomfort, and visual and refraction outcomes compared to mechanical epithelial debridement PRK (mPRK) and alcohol-assisted PRK (aaPRK).
Methods: In this double-masked, randomized clinical trial, thirty-nine patients underwent tPRK in one eye and mPRK in the fellow eye (arm A), and 33 patients underwent tPRK in one eye and aaPRK in the contralateral eye (arm B). All surgical procedures were done using the Schwind Amaris excimer laser. Read More