Abstract
Refractive surgery is useful in children with high isoametropic or anisometropic myopia who are aversive to spectacles or contact lenses. The majority have a neurodevelopmental disorder and the equivalent of legal blindness before surgery. Correction of myopia < 6 Diopters (D) is achieved by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Those with myopia > 6 D benefit from phakic IOL implantation, clear lens extraction (CLE), or refractive lens exchange (RLE). The rate of adverse events is low.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 60-64 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Missouri Medicine |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |