The European registry of quality outcomes for cataract and refractive surgery (EUREQUO): a database study of trends in volumes, surgical techniques and outcomes of refractive surgery

Table 4 Mean age of patients with myopia who underwent a refractive procedure

Type of refractive procedure	Mean age of patients (yrs), reported per year
Type of refractive procedure	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
LASIK	36.5	30.5	32.4	36.1	34.6	36.4	35.1	35.7	37.3
PRK	33.0	33.1		34.4	34.8	35.4	34.2	33.2	32.7
RLE	51.7	*	*	51.4	52.6	52.6	56.2	53.8	56.6
Phakic IOL AC	*	*	36.8	36.2	37.8	38.7	38.2	36.6	37.2
LASEK	33.7	35.1	38.4	37.8	35.2	34.5	33.0	36.2	*
Epi-Lasik	34.4	*	*	35.6	36.8	36.2	33.6	33.6	*

* = Too few cases for statistical analysis, data given only if N > 30.
LASIK = Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, PRK = Photorefractive Keratectomy, RLE = Refractive Lens Exchange, Phakic IOL AC = Phakic intra-ocular lens in anterior chamber, LASEK = Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratectomy, Epi-LASIK = Epithelial LASIK.
The table shows trend over time, in the database.

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