Surface ablation outcomes in high myopia with different epithelium removal techniques.

Purpose: To study the outcomes of alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) when compared with transepithelial PRK (TransPRK) using 2 software programs, with or without SmartPulse Technology (SmartSurfACE), in high myopia.

Setting: Vissum Miranza, University Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain.

Design: Retrospective, consecutive, case series.

Corneal aberrations and objective visual quality after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis using the Esiris excimer laser.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in visual performance and ocular optical quality after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using the Esiris excimer laser (Schwind eye-tech-solutions).

Setting: Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.

Methods: Excimer laser surgery was performed with the Esiris laser in 51 eyes of 29 patients with hyperopia or hyperopic astigmatism.