Comparison of Corneal Aberration Changes After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Performed With Mechanical Microkeratome and IntraLase Femtosecond Laser: 1-Year Follow-up

Abstract

Wavefront corneal aberrations change significantly 1 year after myopic LASIK performed with the Hansatome microkeratome as well as with IntraLase femtosecond lasers. Both of the procedures induce higher-order aberrations in the anterior corneal surface, but the amount of comalike aberration increases more with the Hansatome mechanical microkeratome.