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- The study aimed to evaluate the incidence of intraoperative complications when using the NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome in LASIK procedures.
- A review of 26,600 LASIK surgeries revealed only 65 complications (0.244%), with most issues being minor, including free caps and incomplete passes.
- Overall, the findings suggest that the NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome is a safe and reliable tool for flap creation during LASIK, as 99.756% of eyes experienced no complications.
Article Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of intraoperative complications using the NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome during flap creation in LASIK.
Methods: The incidence of intraoperative flap complications during LASIK using the NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome was retrospectively studied in 26,600 procedures performed in 5 outpatient excimer laser surgery centers.
Results: A total of 65 (0.244%) complications were identified: 23 (0.086%) eyes had free caps, 13 (0.049%) eyes had an incomplete pass, 13 (0.049%) eyes had an epithelial defect, 11 (0.041%) eyes had buttonhole, and 5 (0.019%) eyes had irregular flap. The remaining 26,535 (99.756%) eyes had uneventful flap creation.
Conclusions: Use of the NIDEK MK-2000 microkeratome resulted in a low incidence of intraoperative complications, making it a safe and reliable device for creating flaps during LASIK.
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