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(2) Methods: The study prospectively evaluated 121 patients (230 eyes) for at least one month postoperatively; 66 patients (126 eyes) and 45 patients (85 eyes) returned for 6 months and 1 year follow-up. (3) Results: No statistical difference was recorded at 1 week or 1 month post-operation. At 6 months, a difference was found for spherical diopters (Trans-PRK \u22120.0476 \u00b1 0.7012 versus FS-LASIK +0.425 \u00b1 0.874, p = 0.004) and spherical equivalent (Trans-PRK \u22120.1994 \u00b1 0.0294 versus FS-LASIK +0.225 \u00b1 0.646, p = 0.025) but not for CYL D (Trans-PRK \u22120.3036 \u00b1 0.5251 versus FS-LASIK \u22120.4 \u00b1 0.820, p = 0.499). Uncorrected visual acuity was better for Trans-PRK 6 months post-operation (UCVA logMAR 0.02523 versus 0.0768 logMAR; p = 0.015 logMAR). At 1-year, Trans-PRK was favored for spherical diopters (Trans-PRK \u22120.0294 \u00b1 0.6493 versus FS-LASIK +0.646 \u00b1 0.909, p &lt; 0.001) and spherical equivalent (Trans-PRK \u22120.218 \u00b1 0.784 versus FS-LASIK 0.372 \u00b1 1.08, p = 0.007). Overall speed in visual recovery, variance of results and surgically induced astigmatism were in favor of Trans-PRK. 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