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PRK may lead to apical scarring in hyperopic population

Vancouver, British Columbia-Surgeons treating patients with high degrees of hyperopia should consider performing a procedure other than PRK because of the development of apical scarring with potential subsequent severe vision loss, according to Simon P. Holland, MD, clinical associate professor, department of ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

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