Coşar, Cemile BanuGönen, TansuMoray, MuratŞener, Asım Bozkurt2022-05-112022-05-1120132222-39592227-4898https://doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.03.18https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/8211AIM: To compare the outcomes of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) performed with a femtosecond laser (Femtec, Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH, Germany) versus a mechanical microkeratome (Hansatome, Bausch and Lomb, USA) for the correction of myopia and astigmatism. METHODS: In this retrospective study, patients who had undergone LASIK using the 80 -kHz Femtec femtosecond laser were compared to age- and refraction-matched patients in whom the Hansatome microkeratome was used. Refractive and visual results 1 month and 3 months postoperatively, and complication rates were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: A total of 280 eyes were analyzed (140 in each group). At 3 months postoperatively in the Femtec vs Hansatome group, spherical equivalent refraction was within +/- 1.00D of emmetropia in 140 vs 138 eyes (P= 0.498), the cylinder was within +/- 0.50D in 137 vs 139 eyes (P=0.622), and the UDVA was 20/20 or better in 136 vs 137 eyes, (P =0.724), respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the complication rates between the two groups (P=0.099). CONCLUSION: LASIK performed both with Femtec femtosecond laser and Hansatome microkeratome achieved satisfactory refractive and visual results at 3 months postoperatively, without significant differences in efficacy, safety, and complication rates between the two procedures.en10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.03.18info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesslaser in situ keratomileusisfemtosecond laserFemtecmicrokeratomeHansatomeIn-Situ KeratomileusisMyopiaFlapArticle63350355Q4WOS:0003208303000182-s2.0-8489455529723826532Q2