Triptans and the incidence of epithelial defects during laser in situ keratomileusis.

Purpose: To investigate whether the incidence of epithelial defects during laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) was different in patients who were taking sumatriptan (Imitrex, Glaxo Smith Kline, Pittsburgh, Pa) for migraine headaches than in those who were not.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 54 eyes of 28 patients who had been identified as taking sumatriptan and had undergone LASIK at Minnesota Eye Consultants between 1999 and 2001. These patients were compared with 54 gender- and age-matched control eyes operated on with the same microkeratome at the same location during the same period of time.

Changes in contrast sensitivity after Artisan lens implantation for high myopia.

Purpose: To determine the effects of Artisan lens implantation on contrast sensitivity.

Design: Prospective consecutive interventional case series.

Participants And Controls: Forty-nine eyes of 30 patients with myopia and myopia with astigmatism, who underwent implantation of the Artisan iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens.