Use of corneal refractive surgery at the General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto "from Guantánamo

Abstract

A study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the impact of corneal refractive surgery with the use of the LASIK and LASEK surgical technique at the Ophthalmology Service of the General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto "from Guantánamo in the period July 2011 to June 2012. The universe of study consists of the total number of patients who attended refractive surgery consultation and who were operated during the period. The variables were studied: age group, sex, occupation, visual acuity without correction, and visual acuity with correction, classification of refractive errors according to refraction, surgical technique used, complications, post-surgical evolution and patient's opinion on discharge. Predominance the female sex, between the ages 20 to 29 years. The predominant category was professionals. The predominant refractive errors: the compound myopic astigmatism, the most used surgical technique was LASIK.