Visumax Femtolasik Versus Moria M2 Microkeratome in Myopia

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients were eligible for the study if they were older than 18 years and younger than 40 years. * Stable myopia up to -6.0D and astigmatism up to -3.0D determined by manifest refraction for at least 6 months. * best corrected distance visual acuity of at least 20/20, and stable keratometry after cessa¬tion of soft contact lens wear for at least 2 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * any anterior seg¬ment pathology. * any form of retinal degeneration. unstable myopia. * severe dry eye. * corneal thickness that would have resulted in less than 300 µm residual stromal thickness. * Patients who had keratoconus or were keratoconus suspects. * previous ocular sur¬gery. * a history of herpes zoster ophthalmicus or herpes simplex keratitis. * a history of a steroid-responsive rise in in¬traocular pressure (IOP) or a preoperative IOP of more than 21 mmHg. * diabetes mellitus, autoimmune dis¬ease, connective tissue disease, and chronic use of systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy were also excluded from the study.