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Old 03-30-2004, 01:43 AM  
PersianKitty
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Originally posted by PlatinumPimp
there's a very small risk it can go wrong right? anyone knows the numbers?
Microkeratome-related complications:
? "Buttonhole" flaps
? Free caps
? Irregular caps
? Incomplete flaps
? Thin flaps
? Small flaps
0.7% to 11.8% in published reports; but 2.2% or less in studies with larger patient populations

Excimer-laser-related complications:
? Central islands
? Decentered ablations
1.2% for myopia correction and 6.8% for combined hyperopia-astigmatism correction n early reports, but advances in laser technology and surgical technique have largely eliminated these problems
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