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VISX PRK VS. VISX LASIK 46<br />

Patient satisfaction after LASIK 46<br />

5.2 STUDIES III AND IV. Regular and irregular astigmatism 47<br />

5.2.1 Regular astigmatism 47<br />

PRK vs. LASIK 47<br />

Ef<strong>fi</strong>cacy 47<br />

Safety 48<br />

Stability 49<br />

PRK 49<br />

LASIK 49<br />

PRK vs. LASIK 49<br />

5.2.2 Irregular astigmatism 52<br />

Ef<strong>fi</strong>cacy 52<br />

Safety 53<br />

Irregular astigmatism and VK 53<br />

5.3 STUDY V. PRK after LASIK 53<br />

Ef<strong>fi</strong>cacy 53<br />

Safety 53<br />

6 DISCUSSION 54<br />

STUDIES I AND II. PRK/LASIK follow-up 54<br />

PRK 54<br />

LASIK 55<br />

PRK VISX vs. LASIK VISX in moderate myopia 56<br />

STUDIES III AND IV. Regular and irregular astigmatism 56<br />

Regular astigmatism 56<br />

Irregular astigmatism 57<br />

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