Ang RE, Reyes KB, Hernandez JA et al.
Asian Eye Institute, Metro Manila, The Philippines.
J Cataract Refract Surg 2011;37:1133–9.
[2] Comparison of in vivo confocal microscopic findings between epi-LASIK procedures with different management of the epithelial flaps.
Chen WL, Shen EP, Hsieh YT et al.
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011;52:3640–7.
Editor’s note: These two studies both entail a comparison of the flap-on and flap-off techniques for epithelial laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (epi-LASIK). In the first study, the authors examined patients undergoing wavefront-guided epi-LASIK for myopia [1]. Some patients had the epithelial flap removed and others had it repositioned. A questionnaire was completed postoperatively to evaluate postoperative pain and visual recovery in the first week.