Axial length growth difference between eyes after monocular laser refractive surgery: eight patients who underwent myopic laser ablation for both eyes at intervals of several years

Table 1 SE and AL changes in each patient

Patients	Age	Eye	Group	SE0(D)	AL1 (mm)	SE1(D)	SE2(D)	AL2(mm)	Optical correction in nonablated eyes	Interval(yrs)
1	17	OD	ablated	-2.5	24.86	0.5	0	24.9		3.5
1	17	OS	Nonablated	-0.5	23.94	-0.5	-1.75	24.5	Full time-CL	3.5
2	18	OD	ablated	-1.75	23.28	0.25	0	23.35		4.5
2	18	OS	Nonablated	-0.5	22.56	-0.5	-1.25	23.25	Part time-CL	4.5
3	18	OD	Nonablated	-0.5	22.08	-0.5	-1	22.56	Part time-CL	2.8
3	18	OS	Ablated	-2	22.78	0.5	0.25	22.83		2.8
4	17	OD	Nonablated	-0.25	24.43	-0.25	-1	25.03	No-CL	4.5
4	17	OS	Ablated	-1.75	25.36	0.5	0	25.43		4.5
5	18	OD	Ablated	-2	24.81	0.5	-0.25	24.86		3.3
5	18	OS	Nonablated	-0.5	24.02	-0.5	-1.25	24.47	No-CL	3.3
6	18	OD	Ablated	-1.75	24.73	0.25	-0.5	25.64		5.1
6	18	OS	Nonablated	-0.5	24.17	-0.5	-2.75	25.31	Full time-CL	5.1
7	17	OD	Ablated	-2	25.35	0.75	0.25	25.41		3.2
7	17	OS	Nonablated	-0.5	24.66	-0.25	-1	24.97	Part time-CL	3.2
8	18	OD	Nonablated	-0.25	24.01	-0.25	-1	24.02	NO-CL	3.4
8	18	OS	Ablated	-2	24.99	0.5	0.25	25.02		3.4

SE spherical equivalent, AL axial length, SE0 spherical equivalent in the preoperative examination in ablative eye, SE1 spherical equivalent in the 3months after first eye ablation, SE2 spherical equivalent in the preoperative examination in another eye, AL1 axial length in the preoperative examination in ablative eye, AL2 axial length in the preoperative examination in another eye, CL contact lens

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