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Posterior Corneal Elevation After LASIK With Three Flap Techniques as Measured by Pentacam

Dilraj S. Grewal, MD; Gagandeep S. Brar, MD and Satinder Pal Singh Grewal, MD

Submitted: 12/10/09; Accepted: 5/11/10; Posted: 7/1/10 In a series of 90 eyes undergoing LASIK with a femtosecond or mechanical microkeratome flap or LASEK, the change in posterior corneal elevation 18 months after surgery was a clinically insignificant mean of approximately 6 µm in all three groups as measured by the Pentacam.