Abstract
Myopic regression following myopic LASIK is a common long-term outcome of refractive surgery [1, 2]. High degrees of myopic changes raise red flags that something more serious might be occurring.
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Kelly, S., Azar, D.T. (2015). Other Complications: Late-Onset Myopic Regression 12 Years Following Properly Centered Myopic LASIK. In: Alió, J., Azar, D., Abbouda, A., Aswad, A. (eds) Difficult and Complicated Cases in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_59
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