| Caporossi A, 2010 (41) |
36% (16/44) |
Temporary haze |
Resolved with steroids |
| Doors M, 2009 (52) |
0% (0/29) |
No corneal haze detected |
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| Greenstein S, 2010 (94) |
44 patients |
Haze dosimetry (Scheimpflug) and graded (slit lamp 0 to+4), haze greatest at 1 month, plateaued at 3 months, decreased between 3-and 12-months but still (p <.001) elevated at 12-months over baseline |
Absolute haze degree associated with poorer vision |
| El-Raggal T, 2009 (53) |
100% (9/9) |
All eyes developed faint diffuse stromal haze |
Resolved at 1 month |
| Koller T, 2009 (45) |
100% (21/21) |
All eyes showed stromal haze at 1 month with a demarcation line in deeper stroma in 18 patients |
At 6 months all corneas were clear except in 2 cases with discrete scarring in deep stroma |
| Lim L, 2011 (95) |
7% (2/30) |
Permanent deep stromal scar near apical cone away from visual axis |
Not affecting vision at this time |
| Mazzotta C, 2008 (96) |
11% (5/44) |
Transient corneal opacity similar to haze within first 3 months |
Resolved with topical steroids |
| Vinciguerra P, 2009 (42) |
14% (4/28) |
Grade +1 haze (Hanna scale) |
Regressed after 1 month with topical steroids |
