ABSTRACT

A. INTRODUCTION Biological diversity in the corneal wound-healing response is a major factor in the outcomes of all keratorefractive surgical procedures (1,2). It is one of the most important determinants for overcorrection, undercorrection, and other complications, such as haze (3) and irregular astigmatism, which occur with laser-assisted in situ keratotomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in the treatment of myopia (4,5), hyperopia (6,7), or astigmatism (8,9).