Comparison of the Clinical Effect of the 1% Rimexolone with That of 0.1% Fluorometholone Following LASIK.
- Author:
Min Sup KIM
1
;
Sang Ki AHN
;
Bon Sool KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Sung-Ae General Hospital, Korea. lasikpr@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
IOP;
LASIK;
Myopic regression;
Rimexolone;
Steroid
- MeSH:
Fluorometholone*;
Hospitals, General;
Intraocular Pressure;
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2003;44(10):2336-2341
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We compared therapeutic efficacy and steroid-induced IOP elevation of 1% rimexolone with that of 0.1% fluorometholone. METHODS: Of all LASIK treated eyes from March of 2001 to December of 2002 in Sungae General Hospital, 46 eyes were treated with 1% rimexolone and 46 eyes were treated with 0.1% fluorometholone. And we measured the degree of myopic regression (1 day, 1 month, 3 month) and intraocular pressure (1 month). RESULTS: Statistically signicant difference in therapeutic efficacy of myopic regression, and no statistically signicant difference in IOP were found. The therapeutic efficacy of 1% rimexolone was higher. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that application of 1% rimexolone was more useful in myopic regression following LASIK rather than that of 0.1% fluorometholone.
