Assessing ectasia susceptibility prior to LASIK: the role of age and residual stromal bed (RSB) in conjunction to Belin-Ambrósio deviation index (BAD-D)

Assessing ectasia susceptibility prior to LASIK: the role of age and residual stromal bed (RSB) in conjunction to Belin-Ambrósio deviation index (BAD-D)

Purpose: To compare the ability to detect preoperative ectasia risk among LASIK candidates using classic ERSS (Ectasia Risk Score System) and Pentacam Belin-Ambrósio deviation index (BAD-D), and to test the benefit of a combined approach including BAD-D and clinical data. Methods: A retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Renato Ambrósio Jr, Isaac Ramos, Bernardo Lopes, Ana Laura Caiado Canedo, Rosane Correa, Frederico Guerra, Allan Luz, Francis W. Price Jr, Marianne O. Price, Steven Schallhor, Michael W. Belin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia 2014-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Ceratomileusis assistida por excimer laser in situ/efeitos adversos
dilatação patológica/etiologia
doenças da córnea/etiologia
Topografia da córnea
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