Purpose: To simulate and measure subjectively observed glare and halos after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
Setting: University of Vienna, Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Vienna, Austria.
Methods: In 16 eyes of 10 patients, the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and subjectively observed glare and halo size under mesopic conditions were measured before LASIK and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. Infrared pupillography was used to ensure that all patients had a larger ablation zone than the measured pupil size under mesopic conditions.
Results: Preoperatively, the mean Snellen BCVA was 0.88 +/- 0.17 (SD) and the mean glare and halo size was 1.97 +/- 1.20 square degrees (sqd) before the treatment. One month after LASIK, the BCVA was 0.83 +/- 0.29 and the mean glare and halo size, 2.61 +/- 3.14 sqd. Three months after LASIK, the mean values were 0.90 +/- 0.26 and 1.88 +/- 2.37 sqd, respectively. Six months after LASIK treatment, they were 0.85 +/- 0.28 and 1.30 +/- 1.63 sqd, respectively. The 95% confidence interval for the difference between preoperative glare and halo and glare and halo at 6 months was -1.56 to + 0.51 sqd.
Conclusions: Subjectively observed glare and halo size after LASIK reached a peak after 1 month and decreased in the following postoperative period.
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