Caveat emptor tops the eye chart for radial keratotomy candidates.

摘要: Since its introduction into this country ( JAMA [MEDICAL NEWS] 1981;245:897-900), radial keratotomy— the ocular surgical procedure that aims to correct myopia by means of 4, 6, 8, or 16 symmetric corneal cuts—has been performed on nearly 150,000 Americans eager shed their spectacles and contact lenses. According many speakers at annual meeting American Academy Ophthalmology in San Francisco, keratotomy is an elective operation people often choose because they see it widely advertised. Results Prospective Evaluation Radial Keratotomy (PERK) study presented last year's academy 1985; 253:1103-1104)—and now amended after two years National Eye Institute-sponsored investigation ; press)—show that, while there are reported successes, also numerous patients who have not helped. Now, for first time, confirmed reports some harmed. Denis M. O'Day, MD,