Comparing Visual Outcomes of KLEx, PRK, and LASIK Procedures in the Military Population.

Purpose: To assess the 6-month visual and refractive outcomes of keratorefractive lenticule extraction (KLEx) as compared to laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in a military population at a Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center.

Setting: Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center (JWRSC), Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX.

Design: Retrospective Study.

Assessment of Factors Associated With Postoperative Pain After Photorefractive Keratectomy.

Purpose: To define the factors that affect patient's self-assessed postoperative pain after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Methods: Patients who underwent PRK in 2016 were evaluated. Anonymized data collected included patient gender, age, and season at the time of surgery, ablation depth, surgeon status (attending vs.

Retrospective Analysis Comparing the Preoperative and Postoperative "Q" Values for 2 Different Lasers in Refractive Surgery.

Purpose: To compare the presurgical and postsurgical corneal asphericity, or "Q value," between VISX Wavefront-guided treatment and Allegretto Wave Wavefront-optimized treatment in photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of myopia.

Methods: This is a retrospective database analysis performed at the Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX. All data were accessed through the Institutional Review Board-approved Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center database.

The effect of silicone hydrogel bandage soft contact lens base curvature on comfort and outcomes after photorefractive keratectomy.

Objective: To evaluate the relative pain and the relative amount of contact lens loss experienced using two different base curvatures (BCs) of the Acuvue Oasys bandage soft contact lens (BSCL) after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Methods: One hundred forty patients undergoing PRK on either the Allegretto or the VISX laser at the Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center in Lackland AFB, TX, were randomized to one of the two different BCs of the Acuvue Oasys BSCL: 8.4 or 8.

Comparison of 3 silicone hydrogel bandage soft contact lenses for pain control after photorefractive keratectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the relative pain with 3 U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved bandage soft contact lenses (SCLs) applied after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Novel approach for the treatment of corneal ectasia in a graft.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the use of novel masking agents during an anterior lamellar keratoplasty performed using a femtosecond laser in a patient with corneal ectasia that was consistent with recurrent keratoconus.

Methods: This is a case report.

Results: A 55-year-old man, with a 23-year status after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus, presented with a chief complaint of ocular discomfort in the right eye.

Refractive surgery in the United States Air Force.

Purpose Of Review: Laser refractive surgery in the United States Air Force has developed into a robust program since its inception in 2001. The goal of this study is to summarize recent developments in the program. Presentations at national meetings, recently published articles, and unpublished data from ongoing studies in the area of photorefractive keratectomy and laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis are discussed.