PRK using an absorbing cell delivery system for correction of myopia from 4 to 26 D in 3251 eyes.

An ophthalmic laser unit with a Lambda-Physik LPX excimer emitting 193 nm and a unique beam shaping system was designed at the Complex "Eye Microsurgery." An absorbing cell, used as the main element of the delivery system, allowed us to obtain a precise profile of the laser energy density on the patient's cornea, smoothly changing the corneal refraction with each shot in the whole ablation area. The absorbing cell also allowed for varying the shape of distribution of radiation energy density depending on the patient's corneal shape.