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sion is more common. "But at 1.0 D
or less, it is fairly stable over years,"
Dr. Devgan said. EW
Editors' note: Dr. Devgan has financial
interests with LensGen (Irvine, Califor-
nia), IOLcalc.com, and CataractCoach.
com. Dr. Donnenfeld has financial in-
terests with Alcon (Fort Worth, Texas),
Johnson & Johnson Vision (Santa Ana,
California), Katena (Denville, New Jer-
sey), and Bausch + Lomb (Bridgewater,
New Jersey).
Contact information
Devgan: devgan@gmail.com
Donnenfeld: ericdonnenfeld@gmail.com
Dr. Devgan has also found the
epithelium closes within a day or
two for both AKs and LRIs.
"The effect starts immediately
but may take a week or two to stabi-
lize," Dr. Devgan said.
Regression possible?
In general, astigmatic incisions do
not regress, Dr. Donnenfeld said.
"In fact, they may progress over
time," Dr. Donnenfeld said. "Pro-
gression is much more common
with larger incisions, and for inci-
sions of 1.5 D or less, it is generally
minimal."
Dr. Devgan has found that at
larger attempted corrections, regres-
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