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Table 1
Representative list of studies from around the world, conducted during the last decade, of RCS that required retreatment.
| Retreats as % of RCSs | Other comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 6.00–20.80 | [15] | |
| 2.20 | [16] | |
| 5.90 | [17] | |
| 4.52–0.18 | Significant reduction in the 2-year annual retreatment rates with a decline from 4.52% for primary surgeries done in 2005 to 0.18% for surgeries performed in 2012 | [18] |
| 4.55 | Increasing degrees of myopia, followed by hyperopic refraction, and age were the most important associated factors to retreatment | [19] |
| 6.70 | [20] | |
| 16.00 | Older LASIK procedures required retreatment in 17% of patients while newer LASIK procedures required retreatment in 15% of patients | [21] |
| 3.80 | [22] | |
| 4.31 | [23] | |
| 9.40 | [24] | |
| 27.50 | Single retreat ~4%: second retreat ~2% | [25] |
| 1.00 | [26] |