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Refractive Stability of LASIK With the VISX 20/20 Excimer Laser vs ZB5M Phakic IOL Implantation in Patients With High Myopia (>-10.00 D): A 10-year Retrospective Study

Mohamad Rosman, MD, FRCSEd, FAMS; Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD; Dolores Ortiz, PhD and Juan J. Pérez-Santonja, MD

Submitted: 5/15/08; Accepted: 6/17/10; Posted: 7/15/10

In a retrospective series of eyes with myopia from approximately -10.00 to -20.00 D, 126 were treated with LASIK and 52 with the ZB5M anterior chamber phakic IOL. The mean myopic regression from 3 months to 10 years was -1.86 D for LASIK and -0.19 D for the PIOL.

doi:10.3928/1081597X-20100707-02