RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER MEA-SUREMENTS ARE NOT CHANGED FOL-LOWING LASER IN-SITU KERATOMILEU-SIS (LASIK) FOR HIGH MYOPIA AS MEA-SURED BY SCANNING LASER PO-LARIMETRY WITH CUSTOM COMPENSA-TION FOR ANTERIOR SEGMENT BIRE-FRINGENCE

Purpose: Scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) estimates retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness through measurement of retardation of polarized light passing through the birefringent RNFL and cornea. A variable compensation method is incorporated to eliminate the anterior segment contribution to the total birefringence measured. LASIK is a technique that corrects myopia by ablating corneal tissue. This study evaluated RNFL mea-