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Lee MD, Chen LY, Tran EM, Manche EE. A Prospective Comparison of Wavefront-Guided LASIK versus Wavefront-Guided PRK After Previous Keratorefractive Surgery. Clin Ophthalmol 2020; 14:3411-3419. [PMID: 33116393 PMCID: PMC7585789 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s276381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To compare the results of retreatment with wavefront-guided LASIK versus wavefront-guided PRK for residual refractive error following previous myopic keratorefractive surgery. Methods In this prospective study, 32 eyes of 28 patients after prior myopic keratorefractive surgery underwent retreatment with flap-lift wavefront-guided LASIK (n = 12) or wavefront-guided PRK (n = 20) for residual refractive error. Safety, efficacy, predictability, and wavefront outcomes were evaluated. Results At last follow-up, both LASIK and PRK retreatment resulted in similar improvement in visual acuity with respective mean ± standard deviation (SD) uncorrected distance visual acuity of −0.07 ± 0.11 logMAR and −0.06 ± 0.13 logMAR (p = 0.87). In the study, 16.7% of LASIK and 33.3% of PRK eyes gained one or more lines of best-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), while 16.7% and 9.5% of eyes lost one or more lines of CDVA with LASIK and PRK, respectively. One hundred % of LASIK eyes and 89.5% of PRK eyes were within ± 0.50 diopters of emmetropia. Wavefront analysis demonstrated similar reductions in total RMS error higher-order aberrations (p = 0.84) with no difference in coma, trefoil, or spherical aberration between eyes undergoing LASIK or PRK retreatment. Conclusion Wavefront-guided LASIK and wavefront-guided PRK following previous keratorefractive surgery demonstrate similar safety, efficacy, and predictability with comparable wavefront outcomes.
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- Michele D Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Roesler C, Kohnen T. Changes of Functional Optical Zone After LASIK for Hyperopia and Hyperopic Astigmatism. J Refract Surg 2018; 34:476-481. [PMID: 30001451 DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20180515-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate which factors may influence the size of the postoperative functional optical zone after hyperopic LASIK. METHODS Thirty-three eyes with a mean spherical equivalent of +3.55 ± 1.28 diopters (D) underwent LASIK with a Technolas 217 C-LASIK laser (Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Munich, Germany). After 1 week and 1, 4, and 12 months, the authors examined refraction, corneal refractive power by means of computerized videokeratography (Technomed C-Scan; Baesweiler, Germany), and uncorrected/corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA/CDVA). According to the degree of hyperopia, they were divided into low hyperopia (spherical equivalent ≤ 3.00 D) and high hyperopia (spherical equivalent > 3.00 D) groups. RESULTS One year postoperatively, 82% of all eyes had a UDVA of 0.5 or better; in 88%, the spherical equivalent did not deviate more than 1.00 D from the attempted value. Three eyes were slightly undercorrected. After an initial overcorrection (-0.27 D) with subsequent regression, the refraction remained stable at +0.17 D from the fourth postoperative month (low hyperopia group: +0.14 D; high hyperopia group: +0.19 D after 1 year). After 1 year, the functional optical zone diminished by 32%; the reduction was more pronounced in eyes with higher hyperopia: -1.85 ± 1.09 mm (range: +0.5 to -3.4 mm) in the low hyperopia group (P < .0001) and -2.25 ± 1.24 mm (range: +1 to -3.9 mm) in the high hyperopia group (P < .0001). Preoperative spherical equivalent and preoperative corneal refractive power affected the postoperative size of the functional optical zone additively. CONCLUSIONS An expected small functional optical zone in high hyperopia may not be regarded as a compelling exclusion criterion, but can induce possible side effects such as glare and halos. [J Refract Surg. 2018;34(7):476-481.].
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Central islands: rate and effect on visual recovery after phototherapeutic keratectomy. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2015; 59:409-14. [PMID: 26289725 DOI: 10.1007/s10384-015-0403-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To retrospectively assess the proportion of patients affected by a central island (CI) and its effect on visual recovery after phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK). METHODS This retrospective study evaluated 30 eyes of 21 consecutive patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 69.6 ± 6.8 years) undergoing PTK for the treatment of band keratopathy or granular corneal dystrophy. We investigated the rate of CI formation, which was defined as a steepening area of 3 D, 1.5 mm in diameter, on each corneal videokeratograph (ATLAS 9000; Carl Zeiss Meditec), and its effect on visual recovery at 3 months and at 1 year postoperatively. RESULTS A CI was found in 22 of 30 eyes (73%) 3 months postoperatively and in 14 of 25 eyes (56%) 1 year postoperatively. The degree of CI was significantly correlated with the change in logMAR corrected visual acuity (Spearman correlation coefficient r = 0.445, P = 0.026). The degree of CI in eyes with band keratopathy was significantly larger than that in eyes with granular dystrophy 1 year postoperatively (Mann-Whitney test, P = 0.045). The degree of CI was not significantly correlated with the ablation depth (Spearman correlation coefficient r = 0.116, P = 0.582) or the residual corneal thickness (r = -0.235, P = 0.278). CONCLUSIONS CI formation was found in as many as 73 and 56% of patients 3 months and 1 year after PTK, respectively, using the VISX Star S4 excimer laser system, and significantly affected the improvement of visual acuity. The anti-CI program should be applied by the manufacturer, not only for corneal refractive surgery but also for PTK in a clinical setting.
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Lanza M, Iaccarino S, Cennamo M, Lanza A, Coen G. New Scheimpflug camera device in measuring corneal power changes after myopic laser refractive surgery. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2014; 38:115-9. [PMID: 25554500 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the accuracy of a combined Scheimpflug camera-Placido disk device (Sirius, CSO, Italy) in evaluating corneal power changes after myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS Two hundred and thirty-seven eyes of 237 patients that underwent myopic PRK with a refractive error, measured as spherical equivalent, ranging from -10.75 D to -0.5D (mean -4.63 ± 2.21D), were enrolled in this study. Corneal power evaluation using Sirius were performed before, 1, 3 and 6 months after myopic PRK. Mean simulated keratometry (SimK) and mean pupil power (MPP) were measured. Correlations between changes in corneal power, measured with SimK and MPP, and variations in subjective refraction, calculated at corneal plane, were evaluated using Pearson test at every follow up; differences between preoperative and postoperative data were evaluated with the Student paired t-test. RESULTS A good correlation has been detected between the variations in subjective refraction measured at corneal plane 1, 3 and 6 months after myopic PRK and both SimK (R(2) = 0.8463; R(2) = 0.8643; R(2) = 0.7102, respectively) and MPP (R(2) = 0.6622; R(2) = 0.5561; R(2) = 0.5522, respectively) but corneal power changes are statistically undervalued for both parameters (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Even if our data should be confirmed in further studies, SimK and MPP provided by this new device do not seem to accurately reflect the changes in corneal power after myopic PRK.
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- Michele Lanza
- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy; Centro Grandi Apparecchiature, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy.
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- Centro Grandi Apparecchiature, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Centro Grandi Apparecchiature, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Rosa N, De Bernardo M, Iaccarino S, Lanza M. Corneal Biomechanical Changes After Myopic Photorefractive Keratectomy. Semin Ophthalmol 2014; 30:328-34. [DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2013.874478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rosa N, De Bernardo M, Borrelli M, Filosa ML, Minutillo E, Lanza M. Reliability of the IOLMaster in Measuring Corneal Power Changes After Hyperopic Photorefractive Keratectomy. J Refract Surg 2011; 27:293-8. [DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20100707-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2008] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the changes in central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal volume (CV) in eyes that have undergone myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS CCT and CV obtained with an Oculus Pentacam before 1, 3, and 6 months after PRK were analyzed in 84 eyes with a mean preoperative refraction of -4.93 ± 2.23 diopter. The changes were compared with the amount of refractive treatment. The differences were evaluated with the Student t test and the correlations with the Pearson index. RESULTS One month after PRK, CCT and CV mean differences were 73.2 ± 31.5 μm (P < 0.001) and 2.2 ± 1.7 mm (P < 0.001), respectively. Three months after PRK, CCT and CV mean differences were 66.6 ± 26.7 μm (P < 0.001) and 1.4 ± 1.3 mm (P < 0.001), respectively. Six months after PRK, CCT and CV mean differences were 65.3 ± 25.7 μm (P < 0.001) and 1.4 ± 1.3 mm (P < 0.001), respectively. The effective treatment at each follow-up point was correlated with CCT changes (R = 0.62, 0.71, and 0.73, respectively), but not with CV changes (R = 0.04, 0.04, and 0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the hypothesis that after myopic PRK, when a series of corneal lamellae are severed centrally, the remaining peripheral segments relax. The squeezing force on the matrix is reduced, and the distance between the lamellae expands.
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Camellin M, Arba Mosquera S. Aspheric Optical Zones: The Effective Optical Zone with the SCHWIND AMARIS. J Refract Surg 2010; 27:135-46. [PMID: 20481411 DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20100428-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effective optical zone (the part of the ablation that receives full correction) among eyes that underwent laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK)/epi-LASEK treatments for myopic astigmatism. METHODS Twenty LASEK/epi-LASEK treatments with a mean spherical equivalent refraction (SE) of -5.49±2.35 diopters (D) performed using the SCHWIND AMARIS system were retrospectively evaluated at 6-month follow-up. In all cases, pre- and postoperative corneal wavefront analyses were performed with the Keratron Scout (OPTIKON 2000). Effective optical zone values were evaluated from the changes of root-mean-square (RMS) of higher order wavefront aberration (ΔRMSho), spherical aberration (ΔSphAb), and RMS of the change of higher order wavefront aberration (RMS[ΔHOAb]). Correlations of effective optical zone with planned optical zone and SE correction were analyzed using a bilinear function as well as calculations of the isometric lines for which effective optical zone equals planned optical zone and of the nomogram planned optical zone to achieve an intended effective optical zone. RESULTS At 6 months, SE was -0.05±0.43 D, with 90% of eyes within ±0.50 D. Mean higher order wavefront aberration RMS increased 0.12 μm, spherical aberration 0.09 μm, and coma 0.04 μm after treatment (6-mm diameter). Mean planned optical zone was 6.76±0.25 mm, whereas mean EOZ(ΔRMSho) was 6.74±0.66 mm (bilinear correlation P<.005), EOZ(ΔSphAb) was 6.83±0.58 mm (bilinear correlation P<.0001), and EOZ(RMS(ΔHOAb)) was 6.42±0.58 mm (significantly smaller, P<.05; bilinear correlation P<.0005). CONCLUSIONS The EOZ(ΔRMSho) and EOZ(ΔSphAb) were similar to the planned optical zone, whereas EOZ(RMS(ΔHOAb)) was significantly smaller. Differences between effective optical zone and planned optical zone were larger for smaller planned optical zone or larger SE corrections. Planned optical zones >6.75 mm result in effective optical zones at least as large as planned optical zones. For optical zones <6.75 mm, a nomogram should be applied.
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Rosa N, Capasso L, Lanza M, Furgiuele D, Romano A. Reliability of the IOLMaster in measuring corneal power changes after photorefractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 2004; 30:409-13. [PMID: 15030832 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(03)00583-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To test the accuracy of the IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss) in detecting corneal power changes after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy. METHODS Two hundred twenty-five consecutive eyes that had PRK (mean -5.13 diopters [D] +/- 2.98 [SD] [range +0.25 to -16.25 D]) were analyzed. The data included preoperative and postoperative (1, 3, and 6 months) subjective refraction and computerized keratometry. Statistical analysis was performed to determine the correlation between the changes in the subjective refraction at the corneal plane and the changes in keratometry. RESULTS The mean difference between the changes in refraction and the measured corneal changes was 0.75 +/- 1.13 D (range -3.84 to +7.68 D) at 1 month, 0.92 +/- 1.10 D (range -0.87 to +7.93 D) at 3 months, and 0.75 +/- 0.98 D (range -1.70 to +3.85 D) at 6 months. The difference was significant (P<.001). CONCLUSION Automated keratometry provided by the IOLMaster did not accurately reflect the effective refractive changes after PRK, particularly in eyes that had a high dioptric treatment.
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- Nicola Rosa
- Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Rosa N, Furgiuele D, Lanza M, Capasso L, Romano A. Correlation of Changes in Refraction and Corneal Topography After Photorefractive Keratectomy. J Refract Surg 2004; 20:478-83. [PMID: 15523960 DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040901-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To establish which corneal power evaluation measured with corneal topography correlates best with refractive changes after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia. METHODS Two hundred fifty-one consecutive eyes of 171 patients who had PRK for myopia ranging from -14.80 to -0.50 D (mean -5.43 +/- 2.978 D), calculated at the corneal plane, were included in the analysis. Data included preoperative and postoperative (1, 3, and 6-mo) subjective refraction and videokeratography with a Keratron Scout (Optikon 2000). Statistical analysis was performed to determine the correlation between the change in subjective refraction at the corneal plane and changes in six corneal power measurements: best fit sphere, simulated keratometry (Sim K), corneal apex, and center of the pupil (last two evaluated for axial and meridional curvatures). RESULTS The closest correlation between subjective refraction change and corneal power measurement during the three follow-up evaluations was found with Sim K (R2 = 0.904; 0.889; 0.854) and best fit sphere (R2 = 0.919; 0.909; 0.872), whereas the other measurements showed poor correlation with the different curvatures. CONCLUSIONS The best fit sphere corneal topography parameter correlated best with the refractive changes, primarily for low treatment amounts, whereas it showed a clear-cut underestimation in eyes that had undergone high dioptric treatments.
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- Nicola Rosa
- Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Hersh PS, Fry K, Blaker JW. Spherical aberration after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 2003; 29:2096-104. [PMID: 14670417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess changes in corneal asphericity after laser refractive surgery and mathematically model possible causes of the changes. SETTING Cornea and Laser Eye Institute, Hersh Vision Group, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. METHODS The corneal topography (EyeSys 2000) of 20 eyes was measured before and after laser in situ keratomileusis, laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy, and photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. All preoperative and postoperative maps were analyzed using the CTView 4.0, a computer software program for determining quantitative corneal spherical aberration. To define possible mechanisms of asphericity change, 2 mathematical models of corneal ablation were constructed and theoretical postoperative corneal asphericities were determined over a range of corrections from -12.0 to +6.0 diopters. Model 1 assumes homogeneous beam fluence over the ablation zone, and model 2 accounts for a theoretical ablation rate drop off peripherally as a result of the angle of incidence of the laser beam on the cornea. Postoperative clinical corneal spherical aberration was compared to the theoretically predicted asphericity values. RESULTS After excimer laser procedures, all corneas had positive asphericity within the ablation zone, generally changing from a prolate to an oblate optical contour. The mean asphericity (Q) was -0.17 +/- 0.14 (SD) preoperatively and +0.92 +/- 0.70 postoperatively. The mean change in spherical aberration was +1.09 +/- 0.67 of positive asphericity; the range of asphericity change was +0.40 to +2.73 in the direction of a more oblate corneal profile. A trend toward greater change in asphericity and more oblateness was observed among eyes receiving higher correction. A mathematical model taking into account theoretical beam fluence changes across the ablation zone was highly predictive of the actual postoperative asphericity measurements. CONCLUSIONS The cornea within the ablation zone becomes more oblate after laser refractive surgery. A mathematical model of the change in asphericity, which accounts for the angle of incidence of the laser beam across the ablation area, predicted this change in spherical aberration. If the model is correct, possible changes in laser algorithms, delivering more ablation to the peripheral optical zone, may better retain the native corneal prolate conformation. Moreover, wavefront-guided ablations may have to consider the effects of fluence variability across the optical zone to fully correct spherical as well as other aberrations.
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- Peter S Hersh
- Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
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Snir M, Kremer I, Weinberger D, Sherf I, Axer-Siegel R. Decompensation of Exodeviation After Corneal Refractive Surgery for Moderate to High Myopia. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2003. [DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20030901-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Bessho K, Maeda N, Watanabe H, Shimomura Y, Tano Y. Fourier analysis of corneal astigmatic changes following photorefractive keratectomy. Semin Ophthalmol 2003; 18:23-8. [PMID: 12759857 DOI: 10.1076/soph.18.1.23.14073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the corneal irregular astigmatism following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia. The corneal topography of 30 eyes of 26 patients was measured with the TMS-1 videokeratoscope before and 1 month after PRK. Axial dioptric data were decomposed into four components; A0 (Sphericity), C1 x 2 (Asymmetry), C2 x 2 (Regular astigmatism), and C3 (higher-order irregularity) for the central 3 and 6 mm zone by Fourier series harmonic analysis. Post-operative topographies were divided into those with an irregular and those with a homogeneous pattern, and the Fourier components were compared. In the 6 mm zone, A0 was significantly decreased (P < 0.001), and C1 x 2, C2 x 2, and C3 were significantly increased (P = 0.001, 0.005, 0.002, respectively). In the 3 mm zone, A0 decreased (P < 0.001) and C1 x 2 increased (P < 0.001) significantly. C1 x 2 was correlated with the post-operative corrected visual acuity (P < 0.001, r = 0.647). The irregular pattern group had a larger C1 x 2 component (P < 0.001). The treatment displacement was not correlated with any component. In conclusion, irregular topography due to intraoperative drift or asymmetrical wound healing may play a more important role in the post-operative corneal optical property than mild treatment displacement.
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- Kenichiro Bessho
- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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Boxer Wachler BS. Effect of pupil size on visual function under monocular and binocular conditions in LASIK and non-LASIK patients. J Cataract Refract Surg 2003; 29:275-8. [PMID: 12648637 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01445-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare binocular and monocular vision in patients treated with laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and in non-LASIK patients. SETTING Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA. METHODS This comparative cross-sectional study comprised 20 postoperative LASIK patients and 20 non-LASIK ametropic patients. LogMAR visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and infrared pupillometry were tested. Outcome measures were better-eye monocular acuity, binocular acuity, better-eye contrast sensitivity, binocular contrast sensitivity, and pupil diameter under monocular and binocular conditions. RESULTS Binocular visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were statistically significantly better than the visual acuity in the better eye (P =.0047 to <.0001) in both patient groups. Pupil diameter was statistically significantly smaller under the binocular condition than the monocular condition (P <.0001) in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Monocular testing induced larger pupil diameters, which was associated with reduced vision compared to binocular measurements in LASIK and non-LASIK patients.
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- Brian S Boxer Wachler
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Department of Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Hersh PS, Ratnakaram R, Hersh D, Fry K. Diagnostic use of a rigid contact lens to show corneal topography abnormalities after laser refractive surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002; 28:2054-7. [PMID: 12457686 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(01)01345-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We describe 2 cases in which evaluation of rigid contact lens fluorescein patterns were used to delineate and characterize topography irregularities. Contact lens analysis confirmed and localized topography findings of an elevated central island in 1 patient and a semicircular pattern in the other patient. To determine a therapeutic strategy to correct topography irregularities after laser refractive surgery, it is critical to document a corneal elevation and delineate its location.
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- Peter S Hersh
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
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Ousley PJ, Terry MA. Use of a portable topography machine for screening donor tissue for prior refractive surgery. Cornea 2002; 21:745-50. [PMID: 12410028 DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200211000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated whether a portable, hand-held topography unit could be used to measure corneal topography either at the donor site or in the laboratory and whether the technology could be used to screen donor eye tissue for prior refractive surgery. METHODS The corneal topography of 22 eyes of 12 normal donors was measured with the Keratron Scout portable topography machine before and after whole-eye enucleation. Field and laboratory measurements of central curvature, astigmatism, and the difference between the corneal curvature at the 7-mm and the 3-mm zone were compared. The 7-mm and 3-mm zone curvature differences were also used to screen for eyes that had undergone refractive surgery. RESULTS The mean central curvature of the normal eyes in the field [43.28 +/- 1.58 diopter (D)] was not significantly different from the mean curvature in the laboratory (43.52 +/- 1.72 D; p= 0.20). Field and laboratory astigmatism was 2.02 +/- 1.13 D and 1.64 +/- 1.38 D, respectively (p = 0.26, not significant). The eyes had a normal prolate shape, with the corneal power less in the periphery than in the center (mean difference between the 7-mm and 3-mm zone of -1.48 +/- 0.83 D in the field and -1.77 +/- 0.73 D in the lab; = 0.069). Field and laboratory measurements of corneal shape correlated well with each other. Eight of eight eyes with refractive surgery for myopia and one of two eyes with hexagonal keratotomy for hyperopia were outside 2 SD of the normal range. CONCLUSION The Scout can be used to measure corneal topography at the donor site and in the eye bank laboratory with comparable results. Regional power differences between the corneal periphery and center could be used as a method for screening donor eyes for prior refractive surgery.
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- Paula J Ousley
- Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Chen CC, Izadshenas A, Rana MAA, Azar DT. Corneal asphericity after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002; 28:1539-45. [PMID: 12231307 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01541-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze corneal asphericity after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and its relationship to the clinical outcomes. SETTING Corneal and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. METHODS In a retrospective case series, 23 patients (33 eyes) with hyperopia or hyperopic astigmatism who had LASIK were evaluated. A computer program (Holladay Diagnostic Summary, EyeSys Laboratories) was used to analyze corneal asphericity (Q) before and after LASIK. Corneal asphericity was evaluated to determine the association with the postoperative refractive error, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), achieved refractive correction, mean corneal power (K), refractive yield (achieved/attempted correction), and keratometric yield (change in keratometry/attempted correction). RESULTS After hyperopic LASIK, all corneas exhibited increased negative central Q. The postoperative corneal radius of curvature, BSCVA, and refractive and keratometric yields were not significantly correlated with the preoperative Q values. The asphericity change, Delta Q, was highly correlated with the achieved correction (r = 0.747, P <.0001). The postoperative Q value correlated well with the preoperative value (r = 0.534, P <.05) and the achieved correction (r = 0.601, P <.05) but not with the Delta Q. Neither the postoperative Q nor the Delta Q was correlated with the spherical equivalent, K, BSCVA, or UCVA. CONCLUSIONS Asphericity may be a useful quantitative descriptor of the corneal optical contour after hyperopic LASIK. Negative central Q increased after hyperopic LASIK, especially when greater degrees of refractive correction were attempted.
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- Chun Chen Chen
- Corneal and Refractive Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Schepens Eye Research Institute, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Rosa N, Lanza M, De Rosa G, Romano A. Anterior Corneal Surface After Nidek EC-5000 Multipass and Multizone Photorefractive Keratectomy for Myopia. J Refract Surg 2002; 18:460-2. [PMID: 12160157 DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20020701-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation between the presence of irregularities in corneal ablation and the number of ablation zones with multipass and multizone photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). METHODS The differential maps obtained from corneal topography performed before and 1 month after PRK in 62 eyes that had undergone PRK with the Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser were assessed for irregularities. PRK treatment ranged from -1.00 to -16.00 D (mean -5.25 +/- 2.72 D), and the number of zones ranged from one to five. RESULTS Of 62 differential maps, 27 had an irregular pattern according to the Hersh classification, with a non-significant correlation with the number of treatment zones (chi2 = 5.09, P >.1). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that corneal topography irregularities arising from multizone PRK were not related to the amount of treatment or to the number of ablation zones.
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- Nicola Rosa
- Eye Department, 2nd University of Naples, Italy.
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Boxer Wachler BS, Huynh VN, El-Shiaty AF, Goldberg D. Evaluation of corneal functional optical zone after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002; 28:948-53. [PMID: 12036635 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01322-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the corneal functional optical zone (FOZ) after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using a primary 6.0 mm ablation diameter without a transition zone. SETTING University-based practice. METHODS In this retrospective study, 76 eyes of 53 patients who had LASIK for myopia were evaluated. The size of the preoperative and postoperative FOZ was compared in each eye. Preoperative refraction, attempted correction, and achieved correction were correlated with the preoperative and postoperative FOZ using regression analysis. RESULTS After LASIK, the FOZ decreased a mean 1.2 mm +/- 0.67 (SD) (P < 0.0001). The size of the FOZ was correlated with the preoperative manifest refraction, attempted correction, and achieved correction (P <.0001). The FOZ reduction was significantly correlated with the preoperative manifest refraction, attempted correction, and achieved correction (P <.05). Before LASIK, there was no correlation between the FOZ and the preoperative manifest refraction (P = 0.9427). CONCLUSIONS Spherical aberrations exist within the laser ablation zone and are related to the amount of myopic treatment. This has implications for patients with large pupil diameters under mesopic conditions. Future studies are necessary to understand the implications in patients with high refractive errors.
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- Brian S Boxer Wachler
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Department of Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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PURPOSE Laser refractive surgery presents a growing contamination of the available corneal donor pool. There currently is no objective method for screening donor tissue for previous refractive surgery. We evaluated the usefulness of pachymetry and curvature maps in the screening of donor corneas. METHODS Pachymetry and curvature maps were generated from the Orbscan for 40 normal donor eyes. The average central pachymetry measurement was subtracted from the thinnest average midperipheral pachymetry measurement for each map to generate a normal range of pachymetry measurements. For curvature, the average curvature at the 3-mm zone was subtracted from the average curvature at the 7-mm zone to generate a normal range of corneal curvature. The pachymetry and curvature results from 10 donor eyes that had undergone refractive surgery were then compared with the normal range for each technique. RESULTS The average difference in pachymetry measurements between the midperipheral and central cornea for normal eyes was 0.040 +/- 0.026 mm. Four of 10 corneas that had undergone refractive surgery were outside two standard deviations of this normal range. The average difference in corneal curvature between the 7-mm zone and the 3-mm zone for the healthy eyes was -0.2 +/- 1.0 diopters. Four (40%) of 10 corneas that had undergone refractive surgery were identified with this method. When combined, the pachymetry and curvature methods detected seven (70%) of 10 corneas that had undergone refractive surgery. CONCLUSION Regional differences in thickness and curvature in donor eyes may provide methods for screening for refractive surgery for myopia. Refinement in mathematical manipulations may further improve the sensitivity of these techniques.
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- Paula J Ousley
- Lions Vision Research Laboratory of Oregon, Portland, Oregon 97210, U.S.A
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Shen EP, Yang CN, Hu FR. Corneal astigmatic change after photorefractive keratectomy and photoastigmatic refractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002; 28:491-8. [PMID: 11973096 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(01)01157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate and compare the efficacy, safety, predictability, and surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and photoastigmatic refractive keratectomy (PARK). SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. METHODS In this retrospective study, 70 eyes were treated for myopia and 70 eyes were treated for myopic astigmatism. Refraction, corneal topography, slitlamp findings, and visual acuity in the 2 groups at 1, 3, and 6 months were evaluated and compared. Vector analysis was performed to determine the SIA in both groups. RESULTS The mean preoperative spherical equivalent at the glasses plane in the PRK and PARK groups was -6.06 diopters (D) and -7.18 D, respectively. At 6 months, the mean reduction in astigmatism in the PARK group was 61.0%. Predictability was within +/-1.0 D in 85.2% of eyes in the PRK group and 62.5% in the PARK group. An uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better was achieved in 91.8% and 83.9% of eyes, respectively. The mean SIA was 0.64 D in the PRK group, with a general with-the-rule axis shift. The results of vector analysis were more favorable when calculated from refractive values than from Sim-K corneal topography values. The mean astigmatism correction index and index of success calculated from refractive data were 0.75 and 0.38 in the PARK group. The mean magnitude and angle of error were 0.22 +/- 0.52 D and -2.13 +/- 24.41 degrees, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Photorefractive keratectomy and PARK were effective and safe procedures for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. However, SIA occurred with spherical myopic treatments. This small SIA may be a confounding factor in low astigmatic treatments.
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- Elizabeth P Shen
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Fiore T, Carones F, Brancato R. Broad Beam vs. Flying Spot Excimer Laser: Refractive and Videokeratographic Outcomes of Two Different Ablation Profiles After Photorefractive Keratectomy. J Refract Surg 2001; 17:534-41. [PMID: 11583223 DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20010901-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the refractive outcomes and videokeratographic patterns in photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) of two last-generation excimer lasers: broad beam and flying spot lasers. METHODS Forty eyes were treated for a mean myopic correction of -5.59+/-2.17 D with a Ladarvision excimer laser (Autonomous Technology Corp). We compared the refractive outcomes and the videokeratographic patterns with those of 40 eyes treated with the Summit Apex Plus laser (Summit Technology Inc) for a mean myopic correction of -5.60+/-2.24 D. RESULTS During the 6-month follow-up, we found no significant difference in uncorrected and spectacle-corrected visual acuity, haze grade, regularity index, or decentration. The eyes treated by Ladarvision showed a lower refractive error at 1 month (P = .04), a lower incidence of central islands at 1 (P = .003) and 3 months (P = .04), a wider mean effective ablation area at 1 (P = .0004), 3 (P = .0000009), and 6 months (P = .0000000004), a less steep ablation edge at 1 (P = .0026), 3 (P = .015), and 6 months (P = .011). CONCLUSIONS The small beam excimer laser provides better videokeratographic outcomes, which lead to quicker refractive stability and better visual performance.
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- T Fiore
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, San Raffaele Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
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Alessio G, Boscia F, La Tegola MG, Sborgia C. Topography-driven excimer laser for the retreatment of decentralized myopic photorefractive keratectomy. Ophthalmology 2001; 108:1695-703. [PMID: 11535475 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00706-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the efficacy, predictability, stability, and safety of a software program (Corneal Interactive Programmed Topographic Ablation, CIPTA, LIGI, Taranto, Italy), which, by transferring programmed ablation from the corneal topograph to a flying-spot excimer laser, provides customized laser ablation for correction of postmyopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) decentrations. DESIGN Noncomparative consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-two eyes of 32 subjects with a mean age of 35 years (range, 19-49; standard deviation [SD], 7.9) had CIPTA-guided PRK at the Clinica Oculistica of Bari University (Italy). All the subjects had irregular astigmatism after postmyopic PRK because of clinically significant, decentered treatments of more than 1 mm. OPERATION: Individual topographies were acquired by a corneal topograph (Orbscan II, Orbtek, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT). These, together with refractive data, were processed to obtain a customized altimetric ablation profile that was transferred to a flying-spot laser (Laserscan 2000, Lasersight, Orlando, FL). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The topographic study of centration and data on uncorrected (UCVA) and best-corrected (BCVA) visual acuity, predictability, and stability of refraction, and any complications, were analyzed. RESULTS Mean follow-up was 10.3 months (range, 4-18 months; SD, 5.8). At the last postoperative examination, 29 eyes (90.6%) had a UCVA superior to 20/40. Nineteen eyes (59.4%) had a UCVA of 20/20. Twenty-two eyes (68.75%) were within 0.50 diopters (D) of attempted correction in the spherical equivalent and 28 eyes (87.5%) were within 1 D. The index of success of astigmatic correction was 0.15. No eye lost Snellen lines of BCVA, whereas 18 eyes (56.25%) gained Snellen lines. Postoperative topographies revealed well-centered treatments. CONCLUSIONS The combination of topographic data with computer controlled flying-spot excimer laser ablation is a suitable solution for correcting irregular astigmatism after postmyopic PRK decentrations.
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- G Alessio
- Clinica Oculistica, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Ophthalmology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Schanzlin DJ, Abbott RL, Asbell PA, Assil KK, Burris TE, Durrie DS, Fouraker BD, Lindstrom RL, McDonald JE, Verity SM, Waring GO. Two-year outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segments for the correction of myopia. Ophthalmology 2001; 108:1688-94. [PMID: 11535474 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00692-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments (ICRS) for the correction of myopia. DESIGN Nonrandomized, comparative trial. PARTICIPANTS Patients enrolled in the United States Food and Drug Administration phase II and phase III clinical trials of the ICRS had best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) of 20/20 or better, myopia of -1.00 to -3.50 diopters (D), and a cylindrical correction of 1.00 D or less as measured by manifest refraction. INTERVENTION Surgical correction of myopia with an ICRS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Efficacy was assessed by predictability of refractive outcome (deviation from predicted cycloplegic refraction spherical equivalent), stability of refractive effect, and postoperative uncorrected visual acuity. Safety was assessed by adverse events, maintenance or loss of preoperative BSCVA, and induced manifest refraction cylinder. RESULTS Four hundred fifty-two patients were enrolled at 11 investigational sites in both studies. Of the 454 surgical attempts, 449 received an ICRS in one eye (0.25, 0.30, and 0.35 mm in 148, 151, and 150 eyes, respectively). First surgeries were attempted in 452 patients. An ICRS was successfully implanted in 447 initial eyes, and 5 surgeries were discontinued. Of the five discontinued surgeries, three patients subsequently exited from the study, and two patients went on to have the ICRS implanted in the second eye, bringing the total number of successful implants to 449 patient eyes. Month 24 postoperative follow-up was completed on 358 patients (80%). At month 24, 328 of 354 eyes (93%) were within +/-1.00 D of predicted refractive outcome. Refraction changed by 1 D or less in 97% of eyes (421/435) between 3 and 6 months after implantation and in 99% (343/348) between months 18 and 24. Before surgery, 87% of eyes (390/448) saw worse than 20/40 uncorrected; 24 months after surgery, 55% of eyes (196/358) saw 20/16 or better, 76% (271/358) saw 20/20 or better, and 97% (346/358) saw 20/40 or better. Although two eyes (2/358; 0.5%) lost two or more lines of BSCVA at 24 months; visual acuity in both was 20/20 or better. Intraoperative complications included anterior corneal surface perforation (three eyes) and anterior chamber perforations (two eyes, one during an attempted exchange procedure); all healed spontaneously without suturing and without loss of BSCVA. The ICRS was repositioned in five eyes to increase correction. Postoperative complications in one eye each were infectious keratitis, shallow segment placement, and loss of two lines of BSCVA at two or more consecutive examinations (subsequently regained). CONCLUSIONS The ICRS safely, predictably, and effectively reduced or eliminated myopia of -1.00 to -3.50 D. The refractive effect was stable over time.
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- D J Schanzlin
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Abbas UL, Hersh PS. Late natural history of corneal topography after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy. Ophthalmology 2001; 108:953-9. [PMID: 11320027 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00549-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the 3 month to 1 year natural history of corneal topography after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). DESIGN A prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized comparative study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 75 eyes of 68 patients with myopia were studied. INTERVENTION Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy and computer-assisted videokeratography were performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Preoperative and 3, 6, and 12 month postoperative topography patterns were compared and changes assessed by averaging defined sectors of the ablation zone in individual maps to produce composite "average" topography maps. RESULTS Corneal topography was relatively smooth 3 months after PRK. By 12 months, the corneal contour in general had become even more uniform. No "central island" effect was observed. When looking at right and left eyes independently, there was a tendency toward maximum flattening nasally. CONCLUSIONS Corneal topography in general continues to smooth from 3 to 12 months after PRK, possibly as a result of epithelial and stromal healing and remodeling. Right and left eyes on average show mirror-image, spatially oriented topography patterns.
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- U L Abbas
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
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Rosa N, Cennamo G, Rinaldi M. Correlation Between Refractive and Corneal Topographic Changes After Photorefractive Keratectomy for Myopia. J Refract Surg 2001; 17:129-33. [PMID: 11310762 DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20010301-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare videokeratographic and refractive data obtained before and after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia. METHODS Seventy-four eyes underwent PRK for myopia ranging from -2.50 to -17.00 D (mean, -7.76 +/- 3.17 D). All patients had videokeratography with the EyeSys instrument before, and 1 and 6 months after PRK, and the changes in three corneal power measurements (center of the ablation, apex, and effective refractive power) were compared with refractive changes. RESULTS Changes obtained in the three corneal power measurements at 1 and 6 months were well correlated with manifest refraction (Pearson's coefficient ranged from 0.71 to 0.84). CONCLUSION Power measurements obtained with corneal topography, as described above, are a reliable and objective method for the evaluation and follow-up of PRK, provided addition of an approximate 25% correcting factor.
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- N Rosa
- Eye Department, Second University of Naples, Italy.
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Holmes-Higgin DK, Burris TE. Corneal surface topography and associated visual performance with INTACS for myopia: phase III clinical trial results. The INTACS Study Group. Ophthalmology 2000; 107:2061-71. [PMID: 11054332 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00374-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To characterize corneal topography with INTACS (KeraVision, Inc., Fremont, CA) an ophthalmic device designed to correct myopia, and relate findings to visual performance. DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized self-controlled comparative intervention study. PARTICIPANTS/INTERVENTION Patients were participants in the INTACS FDA phase III clinical trials. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Preoperative and postoperative month 6 videokeratographic corneal topography (EyeSys, Houston, TX) was analyzed for 165 eyes from eight clinical sites. Topographic flattening, asphericity, and surface characteristics were statistically evaluated for relationship to visual acuity, refractive data, contrast sensitivity, and subjective visual symptoms. RESULTS Corneal radius of curvature flattening was aspheric in nature and increased incrementally and significantly for progressively thicker INTACS (P < 0.05). Comparative stratification analyses suggest potential interactions between existing preoperative asphericity and myopia, postoperative asphericity, and visual performance outcomes. Qualitative symmetric and asymmetric toric topography patterns were related to the postoperative self-reported visual symptoms of "double images" (P < or = 0.05) and "halos" (P < or = 0.10), respectively. CONCLUSIONS The anterior corneal surface is aspherically flattened (prolately) with INTACS, whereas postoperative corneal asphericity is significantly more prolate than preoperative. Specific qualitative postoperative topography patterns were associated with subjective clinical visual performance.
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Ginsberg NE, Hersh PS. Effect of lamellar flap location on corneal topography after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:992-1000. [PMID: 10946189 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of hinge position on corneal topography after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia. SETTING Academic center and refractive surgery practice. METHODS Topography data obtained from 89 eyes of 46 patients after LASIK were analyzed. Using a system of Cartesian coordinates, data along the horizontal and vertical axes were analyzed, measuring sagittal height and power change at 1 mm intervals from the ablation zone center. Data points that were equidistant and on opposite sides of the ablation center were compared to find asymmetry along either axis relative to nasally hinged flaps. RESULTS Along the horizontal axis, areas of the cornea closer to the hinge had a higher topography than areas farther from the hinge. Specifically, the points nearest and farthest from the hinge were significantly different in sagittal height (P <.034); the areas farthest from the hinge were reduced more after surgery (relatively lower topography). When results were stratified into low- and high-diopter corrections, this difference was significant in only the high-diopter group (P <.0006). Trends in power change were also observed. Areas of the cornea closer to the hinge were relatively flatter than areas farther from the hinge. Statistical significance was detected in only the low-diopter group at data points 2 mm from the ablation zone center in opposite directions (P <.008). No asymmetry was seen along the vertical axis in power change or sagittal height. CONCLUSIONS The lamellar flap in LASIK may influence postoperative corneal topography. Hypothetically, the corneal flap may retract toward the hinge, producing axial asymmetry in the postoperative topography relative to the hinge. Understanding the influence of corneal flap characteristics on post-LASIK topography may improve optical results and may be particularly important in the development and effectiveness of topography-guided ablation techniques.
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- N E Ginsberg
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07666, USA
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Chen WL, Hu FR, Wang IJ, Chang HW. Surgical results of photorefractive keratectomy with different operative modes. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:879-86. [PMID: 10889435 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00371-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the predictability, efficacy, and safety of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) using different operative modes. SETTING National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. METHODS One hundred fifty-three eyes of 80 patients who had PRK for myopia with a follow-up of at least 6 months were studied. All patients were sequentially assigned to 1 of the following surgical modes: mode 1: PRK with the Summit OmniMed excimer laser; mode 2: PRK with the Summit Apex Plus laser; mode 3: PRK with the Summit Apex Plus laser with anti-central-island pretreatment. RESULTS Six months after treatment, a homogeneous topographic pattern was seen in 76% of mode 1 eyes, 70% of mode 2 eyes, and 88% of mode 3 eyes. In the low myopia group (< or =-6.0 diopters [D]), the mean residual refractive error was -0.79 D +/- 0.59 (SD) in mode 1, -0.94 +/- 1.02 D in mode 2, and -0.31 +/- 0.42 D in mode 3. In the high myopia group (>-6.0 D), it was -1.93 +/- 1.51 D, -1.54 +/- 0.88 D, and -0.70 +/- 0.81 D, respectively. Uncorrected visual acuity of 20/25 or better was achieved in 81% of mode 1 eyes, 56% of mode 2 eyes, and 89% of mode 3 eyes in the low myopia group, and in 48%, 28%, and 72%, respectively, in the high myopia group. CONCLUSIONS Photorefractive keratectomy appears to be a predictable and effective procedure. The best results were achieved with the Summit Apex Plus laser with anti-central-island pretreatment, followed by the Summit OmniMed laser. The Summit Apex Plus laser without anti-central-island pretreatment produced less satisfactory results.
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- W L Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Vetrugno M, Quaranta GM, Maino A, Mossa F, Cardia L. Contrast sensitivity measured by 2 methods after photorefractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:847-52. [PMID: 10889430 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00405-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To study contrast sensitivity in eyes that had flying-spot excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and to compare a subjective method (Vision Contrast Test System [VCTS] 6500) and an objective method (visual evoked potential [VEP]) of measuring contrast sensitivity. SETTING Istituto Clinica Oculistica, Università degli Studi, Bari, Italy. METHODS Contrast sensitivity changes over time were evaluated in 26 eyes. The baseline values were compared with measurements 3, 6, and 12 months after PRK using the VCTS 6500 and VEP. Contrast threshold and VEP amplitude were classified by myopic correction. RESULTS Contrast threshold values changed significantly over time (P <.001). Significant differences were found between mean contrast threshold preoperatively and 12 months postoperatively (P <.001) at all spatial frequencies. A significant relationship was established between baseline and 12 month measurements at 18 cycles per degree. Mean VEP amplitude measurements also changed significantly over time (P <.001) and showed a significant relationship between baseline and 12 month measurements (P <.001). A significant relationship was also established between baseline and 12 month VEP amplitude values at 100% of grating contrast. Patients with high myopia complained significantly more at a lower contrast threshold and at lower VEP amplitude values than patients with low myopia. CONCLUSIONS Three months after PRK, contrast threshold and VEP amplitude values were reduced. Partial recovery was established at 6 months, although patients reported permanent impairment under low-contrast conditions, especially if the myopia correction was more than 6.0 diopters.
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- M Vetrugno
- Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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Hersh PS, Steinert RF, Brint SF. Photorefractive keratectomy versus laser in situ keratomileusis: comparison of optical side effects. Summit PRK-LASIK Study Group. Ophthalmology 2000; 107:925-33. [PMID: 10811085 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00059-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This report presents patient-reported optical symptoms after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). DESIGN Preoperative and postoperative patient surveys in a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred twenty eyes of 220 patients entered the study; 105 were randomized to PRK and 115 were randomized to LASIK. INTERVENTION All patients received a one-pass, multizone excimer laser ablation as part of either a PRK or LASIK procedure. Attempted corrections ranged from 6.00 to 15.00 diopters (D). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Glare, halo, and monocular diplopia symptoms as reported by patients on questionnaires before surgery and at the 6-month follow-up. Comparison was made between symptoms when using optical correction before surgery and symptoms without correction after surgery. RESULTS For both the PRK and LASIK groups analyzed individually, the difference in average glare index before surgery and after surgery was not statistically significant (P = 0.54 for PRK; P = 0.15 for LASIK; t test). Twenty-four PRK patients (41.4%) reported worsening of glare symptoms from baseline compared with 11 LASIK patients (21.6%); however, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.086, chi-square test). Within the PRK group, the difference in average halo index before and after surgery was statistically significant (P = 0.0003, t test); in the LASIK group, it was not statistically significant (P = 0.1 1, t test). Thirty-four PRK patients (58.6%) reported worsening of halo symptoms from baseline compared with 26 LASIK patients (50.0%); this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.086, chi-square test). For both the PRK and LASIK groups, the difference in average diplopia index before and after surgery was statistically significant (P < 0.0001 for PRK; 0.047 for LASIK; t test). Twenty-six PRK patients (44.8%) reported a worsening of monocular diplopia symptoms from baseline compared with 19 LASIK patients (35.8%); this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.39, chi-square test). When changes in glare and halo from before surgery to after surgery were pooled as a glare-halo index, however, the PRK group did show a significantly greater likelihood of demonstrating an increase in symptoms compared with the LASIK group (P = 0.048, chi-square test). CONCLUSIONS Optical sequelae of glare, halo, and monocular diplopia may occur in some patients after either both PRK or LASIK for moderate to high myopia; in contradistinction, many other patients' preoperative symptoms improve after surgery. On average, PRK patients show an increase in halo and diplopia symptoms, but not glare, after surgery, and LASIK patients show an increase in diplopia, but not glare and halo symptoms. There is a suggestion of a somewhat lesser tendency toward postoperative optical symptoms in LASIK compared with PRK treated eyes.
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- P S Hersh
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA.
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Sano Y, Carr JD, Takei K, Thompson KP, Stulting RD, Waring GO. Videokeratography after excimer laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia. Ophthalmology 2000; 107:674-84. [PMID: 10768328 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00005-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to define qualitative patterns of videokeratography after excimer laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia and to identify associations of videokeratography patterns with clinical variables. DESIGN Single-center, retrospective, cohort study. PARTICIPANTS One hundred twenty-six eyes of 68 patients with myopia who desired surgical correction of myopia ranging from -1.50 to -8.80 diopters. INTERVENTION Myopia was corrected with LASIK using a Summit OmniMed/Apex excimer laser. Computer-assisted videokeratography data were acquired at 3 months after primary LASIK, and associations of videokeratography pattern with clinical variable were assessed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Seven subgroup ablation zone patterns were characterized using tangential curvature maps; these subgroups were combined into pooled symmetric and asymmetric groups. Associations with age, attempted correction, single-zone or multizone ablation, postoperative uncorrected and spectacle-corrected visual acuity, predictability, astigmatism, corneal uniformity, glare disability, and contrast sensitivity were analyzed. RESULTS Thirty-two eyes (25.4%) showed a uniform pattern, 14 eyes (11.1%) showed a bow-tie pattern, 22 eyes (17.5%) showed a peninsula pattern, 22 eyes (17.5%) showed a semicircular pattern, 22 eyes (17.5%) showed an off-center blue spot pattern, 10 eyes (7.9%) showed an irregular pattern, and 4 eyes (3.2%) showed a central island pattern. Spectacle-corrected visual acuity, astigmatism, corneal uniformity, glare disability, and contrast sensitivity were significantly related to videokeratography pattern, although the difference among videokeratography groups was clinically small. Age, attempted correction, single- or multizone ablation, and postoperative uncorrected visual acuity and predictability were not predictive of videokeratography pattern. CONCLUSIONS Most eyes in this study had an asymmetric videokeratography pattern 3 months after LASIK. Small but statistically significant differences were identified among the videokeratography patterns that potentially may affect postoperative quality of vision.
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- Y Sano
- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Kang SW, Chung ES, Kim WJ. Clinical analysis of central islands after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:536-42. [PMID: 10771226 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00458-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the incidence and clinical characteristics of central islands after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and to elucidate factors associated with their formation. SETTING Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. METHODS Laser in situ keratomileusis was performed in 103 eyes of 61 patients with myopia ranging from -4.0 to -13.5 diopters (D) using the Hansatome (Chiron) and SVS Apex Plus (version 3.2.1) excimer laser (Summit Technology) in which the anti-central-island program was implemented. After 1 week, corneal topography (Orbscan, Orbtek) was done and manifest refraction and visual acuity were measured. RESULTS Postoperatively, the mean uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were 0.12 and 0.06 (logMAR scale), respectively, and the mean refractive error (spherical equivalent) was 0.07 D +/- 0.76 (SD). On topographic examination, a central island was defined as an area of higher refractive power of more than 1.5 D and 2.5 mm or more in diameter. Budding or isolated central islands were observed in 12 eyes of 12 patients (11.7%). The peak, height, and area of the islands were 41.5 +/- 3.1 D, 5.6 +/- 1. 9 D, and 3.5 +/- 1.1 mm(2), respectively. In the eyes with central islands, there were statistically significant differences in the postoperative change in UCVA and BCVA (P <.05). There was no significant correlation between the occurrence of a central island and preoperative refractive error, corneal thickness, age, or in sex and correction of astigmatism (P >.05). CONCLUSION Despite use of the anti-central-island pretreatment program, the occurrence of central islands after LASIK was significant, as in photorefractive keratectomy. Further studies of the effect of central islands on surgical results and clinical progress and measures to prevent the occurrence are needed.
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- S W Kang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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Fisher EM, Ginsberg NE, Scher KS, Hersh PS. Photorefractive keratectomy for myopia with a 15 Hz repetition rate. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:363-8. [PMID: 10713230 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00406-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia using a repetition rate of 15 Hz instead of 10 Hz. SETTING The Cornea and Laser Eye Institute, Teaneck, and Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. METHODS Photorefractive keratectomy using a 15 Hz repetition rate was performed in 23 eyes of 14 patients by a single surgeon at 1 center. The attempted corrections ranged from -2.8 diopters (D) to -5.5 D. Preoperative and postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), predictability, corneal haze, and subjective glare/halo were evaluated over 6 months. RESULTS At 6 months, UCVA was 20/32 or better in all eyes and at least 20/20 in 14 eyes (73.7%). Two eyes (10.5%) lost 2 or more Snellen lines of BSCVA; postoperative BSCVA was at least 20/25 in 100% of eyes and 20/20 or better in 95.0%. Fifteen eyes (78.9%) were within +/-0.5 D of attempted correction, and 19 (100%) were within +/-1.0 D. Mean spherical equivalent refraction was -4.62 D preoperatively, +0.15 D at 1 month, -0.09 D at 3 months, and -0.37 D at 6 months. At 6 months, 4 eyes (21.0%) had no corneal haze and 14 (73.7%) had trace subepithelial haze. Fifteen eyes (78.9%) had no glare/halo effect at 6 months, and 4 (21.0%) had minimal glare/halo effect. CONCLUSIONS Clinical outcomes after excimer laser PRK for myopia using an increased repetition rate of 15 Hz were good and similar to those in studies conducted with a 10 Hz repetition rate.
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- E M Fisher
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103-2499, USA
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Boxer Wachler BS, Krueger RR. Agreement and repeatability of pupillometry using videokeratography and infrared devices. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:35-40. [PMID: 10646144 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00331-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the accuracy and repeatability of the pupil-measuring modules of several corneal topography devices. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University Eye Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. METHODS In 14 eyes of 7 healthy myopic patients, pupillometry was performed with 3 corneal topography devices and with an infrared pupillometer under luminance-matched conditions for the Placido projection of the topography devices. Pupils were also measured under a mesopic condition. Outcomes were pupil diameters, limits of agreement, and coefficient of repeatability of the topography devices. RESULTS Mean pupil diameter measurements with the Technomed C-Scan, Humphrey Masterview, Alcon EyeMap, and under a mesopic condition were 3.35 mm, 2.96 mm, 2.34 mm, and 5.94 mm, respectively. All pupil diameter measurements differed significantly from one another except those by the Masterview and C-Scan devices. The mean difference between the C-Scan and luminance-matched infrared measurements was 0.74 mm and between the Masterview and luminance-matched infrared measurements, 0.27 mm. The limits of agreement +/- 2 standard deviations was 4.12 mm and 1.56 mm for the C-Scan and Masterview devices, respectively. Coefficients of repeatability were 0.56 mm, 0.46 mm, and 0.44 mm for the C-Scan, Masterview, and EyeMap devices, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Although topography pupillometry was repeatable, it underestimated the largest natural pupil diameter because of the luminance of the Placido rings. The difference in limits of agreement between the C-Scan and Masterview devices may be explained by pupil physiology and the static nature of videokeratoscopy. These results have implications when topography pupillometry is used to assess pupil diameters prior to refractive surgery. We do not recommend using pupil diameters measured by topography to preoperatively determine halo-related safety.
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Hugger P, Kohnen T, La Rosa FA, Holladay JT, Koch DD. Comparison of changes in manifest refraction and corneal power after photorefractive keratectomy. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 129:68-75. [PMID: 10653415 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00268-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine which corneal curvature values most closely correlate to change in manifest refraction after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy. METHODS In a prospective study at the Cullen Eye Institute, excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy was performed on 27 eyes of 27 patients (mean age, 38.07+/-6.65 years). Preoperative refractive errors ranged from -2.25 diopters to -8.75 diopters (mean, -5.74+/-2.09 diopters). Preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively, we determined the spherical equivalent of the subjective manifest refraction (corrected for a 12-mm vertex distance) and measured corneal power using standard keratometry (Bausch & Lomb Keratometer; Rochester, New York) and computerized videokeratography (EyeSys Corneal Analysis System; Premier Laser Systems Inc, Houston, Texas). We collected 15 corneal values: standard keratometry and 14 computerized videokeratography values calculated using the axial, instantaneous, and refractive formulas. All calculations were performed with 1.3375 and 1.376 for the refractive index of the cornea. For each of the corneal values, we subtracted the change in corneal power from the change in manifest refraction and calculated for this difference the means, SDs, correlations, and regressions. RESULTS Mean differences between change in refraction and change in corneal power were lower when for a refractive index of 1.376 than for 1.3375, were lowest for the most central measurement points, and displayed a high SD. A value of 1.408 for the refractive index would be required to optimize the correlation between change in manifest refraction and effective refractive power of the central 3 mm of the cornea. CONCLUSIONS For individual patients who have undergone photorefractive keratectomy, changes in corneal values determined by computerized videokeratography or by standard keratometry do not reliably predict change in manifest refraction.
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- P Hugger
- Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Spadea L, Bianco G, Masini MC, Balestrazzi E. Videokeratographic changes after laser in situ keratomileusis to correct high myopia. J Cataract Refract Surg 1999; 25:1589-95. [PMID: 10609201 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00287-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the videokeratographic changes and patterns after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in high myopia using computerized videokeratography. SETTING San Salvatore Hospital, Chair of Ophthalmology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. METHODS Forty-one eyes of 26 patients treated with no-suture nasal-hinged flap LASIK for an attempted mean spherical equivalent correction of -13.9 diopters (D) +/- 4.1 (SD) (range -8.0 to -22.0 D) were evaluated. Mean patient age was 35.2 +/- 9.8 years. Mean follow-up was 15.1 +/- 6.7 months (range 6 to 26 months). RESULTS Thirty-five eyes (85.4%) were within +/- 2.0 D of the planned correction, with a refractive error greater than 3.0 D in the 7.3% of eyes. Mean central corneal power decreased from 43.2 +/- 1.8 D (range 38.70 to 47.40 D) to 35.8 +/- 3.8 D (range 30.3 to 42.6 D). Mean preoperative corneal astigmatism decreased from 1.2 +/- 0.9 D (range 0.2 to 4.2 D) to 0.9 +/- 0.9 D (range 0.2 to 3.3 D). Videokeratographic qualitative analysis showed corneal shape changes within 15 days after surgery. Corneal patterns then stabilized, and 37 eyes (90.3%) had no significant modifications in corneal refractive power after 1 month. CONCLUSION After LASIK in highly myopic eyes, videokeratographic maps showed corneal power stabilized within 1 month in most eyes and there was no irregular astigmatism if the treatment was well centered.
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Coorpender SJ, Klyce SD, McDonald MB, Doubrava MW, Kim CK, Tan AL, Srivannaboon S. Corneal topography of small-beam tracking excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 1999; 25:674-84. [PMID: 10330644 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00015-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the topographic characteristic of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for low myopia performed with a small-beam (0.9 mm) tracking excimer laser. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, and the Refractive Surgery Center of the South at the Eye, Ear, Nose, & Throat Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. METHODS Sixty-seven eyes of 47 patients had PRK with a small-beam tracking laser. Of these, 49 eyes had data permitting evaluation of ablation centration; usable data for topographic analysis were available for 59 eyes preoperatively, 54 eyes at 1 month, 42 eyes at 3 months, and 25 eyes at 6 months, permitting measurement of various topographic parameters, including the cylinder (CYL), average corneal power (ACP), surface regularity index (SRI), surface asymmetry index (SAI), corneal eccentricity index (CEI), and coefficient of variation of corneal power (CVP). RESULTS Preoperatively, all eyes were topographically normal. Postoperatively, no eye exhibited a "central island" by even the least-restrictive definition, and all eyes had best spectacle-corrected visual acuities (BSCVAs) of 20/20 or better at all follow-ups. Mean decentration of the ablations from the pupil centers was 0.42 mm +/- 0.28 (SD) (n = 49). There was no correlation between measured decentration and BSCVA (P = .46). The central cornea was flattened (decreased ACP; P < .001) and made oblate (decreased CEI; P < .001) as expected. There was no increase in SRI or SAI (irregular astigmatism) at 6 months compared with preoperative values (P = .91); however, CYL and CVP (varifocality) increased slightly (P = .04 and .02, respectively). CONCLUSION The absence of significant regular or irregular astigmatism 6 months after PRK with the small-beam laser is an improvement over published results achieved with wide-beam lasers and is consistent with the excellent visual acuity results in this cohort.
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Karabatsas CH, Cook SD, Sparrow JM. Proposed classification for topographic patterns seen after penetrating keratoplasty. Br J Ophthalmol 1999; 83:403-9. [PMID: 10434860 PMCID: PMC1722997 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.4.403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To create a clinically useful classification for post-keratoplasty corneas based on corneal topography. METHODS A total of 360 topographic maps obtained with the TMS-1, from 95 eyes that had undergone penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), were reviewed independently by two examiners in a masked fashion, and were categorised according to a proposed classification scheme. RESULTS A high interobserver agreement (88% in the first categorisation) was achieved. At 12 months post-PKP, a regular astigmatic pattern was observed in 20/85 cases (24%). This was subclassified as oval in three cases (4%), oblate symmetric bow tie in six cases (7%), prolate asymmetric bow tie in six cases (7%), and oblate asymmetric bow tie in five cases (6%). An irregular astigmatic pattern was observed in 61/85 cases (72%), subclassified as prolate irregular in five cases (6%), oblate irregular in four cases (5%), mixed in seven cases (8%), steep/flat in 11 cases (13%), localised steepness in 16 cases (19%), and triple pattern in three cases (4%). Regular astigmatic patterns were associated with significantly higher astigmatism measurements. The surface asymmetry index was significantly lower in the regular astigmatic patterns. CONCLUSIONS In post-PKP corneas, the prevalence of irregular astigmatism is about double that of regular astigmatism, with a trend for increase of the irregular patterns over time.
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Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia and astigmatism11Prepared by the Committee on Ophthalmic Procedures Assessment Refractive Surgery Panel, Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, Chair, and approved by the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Board of Trustees December 14, 1998. Ophthalmology 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(99)90085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Wachler BS, Krueger RR. Agreement and repeatability of infrared pupillometry and the comparison method. Ophthalmology 1999; 106:319-23. [PMID: 9951484 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(99)90070-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy and repeatability of the widely used comparison method of measuring pupil size. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Fourteen eyes of seven healthy myopic subjects were examined. INTERVENTION Two examiners made two repeated measures of pupil diameters of 14 eyes using Rosenbaum card comparison pupillometry and infrared pupillometry. Subjects fixated on a distant visual acuity chart, and pupils were measured under three luminance conditions. The agreement and inter-rater repeatability of both methods were determined. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Outcomes were pupil diameters, limits of agreement, and coefficient of repeatability of two examiners. RESULTS The mean difference between the two techniques ranged from 0.3 to 0.5 mm. The limits of agreement within two standard deviations ranged from 2.4 to 2.8 mm. Coefficient of repeatability ranged from 0.6 to 1.4 mm for infrared pupillometry and 1.0 to 1.2 mm for Rosenbaum pupillometry. Inter-rater repeatability of Rosenbaum pupillometry was consistently pupil diameter biased. Pupil diameters measured with the Rosenbaum method were consistently larger than diameters measured with the infrared technique for both examiners under all luminance conditions. CONCLUSIONS Results indicate that although the mean difference in techniques was small, the range of the agreement between the Rosenbaum and the infrared techniques was large. The Rosenbaum method consistently overestimated pupil diameters and was subject to inter-rater repeatability bias. Rosenbaum pupillometry may not be appropriate when accurate pupil measurements are required. The results have implications for many clinical trials in ophthalmology, including those evaluating refractive surgery that use Rosenbaum comparison pupillometry.
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- B S Wachler
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, USA
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PURPOSE To retrospectively analyze a group of patients to determine whether their induced astigmatism was caused by asymmetry in the laser beam, asymmetry in ablation rates, or wound healing in different corneal meridians. SETTING Single-center physician office. METHODS In this study, 146 eyes of 116 patients who had photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia with the Apex laser (Summit Technology) were retrospectively identified. In 28 eyes, the patient's chair had been rotated 90 degrees from its usual position under the laser. The vector-summated mean change in astigmatism in eyes with the chair rotated 90 degrees was compared with that in a group of control eyes in which the chair was in the usual position. RESULTS The vector-summated mean change in the control eyes was 0.30 diopter (D) at 83 degrees. Forty-eight of 113 eyes (42.5%) had induced with-the-rule (WTR) astigmatism, and 14 of 113 eyes (12.4%) had induced against-the-rule (ATR) astigmatism. In the eyes in which the chair was rotated 90 degrees, vector-summated mean change was 0.10 D at 13 degrees (P < .0005). One of 27 eyes (3.7%) had induced WTR astigmatism, and 13 of 27 eyes (48.1%) had induced ATR astigmatism (P < .001, chi-square). CONCLUSION Astigmatism induced by myopic PRK with the Apex laser was small. The axis of induced astigmatism rotated 90 degrees when the patient's chair was rotated, implying that it is inhomogeneities in the beam rather than meridional asymmetry in ablation rates or wound healing that are responsible for induced astigmatism.
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- T Onclinx
- Maloney Vision Institute, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
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Hough T, Edwards K. The reproducibility of videokeratoscope measurements as applied to the human cornea. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 1999; 22:91-9. [PMID: 16303412 DOI: 10.1016/s1367-0484(99)80045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/1999] [Revised: 04/07/1999] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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To be useful in contact lens fitting, the videokeratoscope (VK) must be able to provide the practitioner with credible data on the vertex radius and central topography, or 'shape, of the patient's cornea. For this purpose, it is desirable that the measured value of the former should be credible at the level of 0.05 mm. In order to examine the accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility of the corneal dimensions provided by the videokeratoscope, eight eyes were measured on four different EyeSys systems at four independent sites. The order of measurement was random at each site. This amounted to a balanced uniform-level precision experiment ('ring test') of the VK instruments as defined in International Standard ISO 5725. The resulting data were analysed using the statistical procedures given in this Standard to provide a formal statement of the measurement precision of the EyeSys VK system. Based on this study, the estimated measurement precision of the EyeSys videokeratoscope as applied to the latter principal meridian of the normal human cornea is: Vertex radius: repeatability standard deviation, S(R)=0.0805, reproducibility standard deviation, S(R)=0.1041. p value: repeatability standard deviation, S(r)=0.0473, reproducibility standard deviation, S(R)=0.0574. The estimated measurement precision for the steeper principal meridian is: Vertex radius: repeatability standard deviation, S(r)=0.0771; reproducibility standard deviation, S(R)=0.1015. p value: repeatability standard deviation, S(R)=0.0698; reproducibility standard deviation, S(R)=0.0749.
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Abbas UL, Hersh PS. Natural history of corneal topography after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy. Ophthalmology 1998; 105:2197-206. [PMID: 9855147 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(98)91216-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the natural history of corneal topography after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). DESIGN A prospective, single center clinical study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 40 eyes of 34 patients with myopia were studied. INTERVENTION Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy and computer-assisted videokeratography were performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Preoperative, 1 week, and 1, 2, and 3 months postoperative topography patterns were compared and changes assessed by averaging defined sectors of the ablation zone in individual maps to produce composite "average" topography maps. RESULTS Corneal topography was generally not homogeneous at 1 week after PRK. By 3 months, there had been considerable smoothing of corneal contour. A general "central island" effect early in the postoperative period flattened over time. When right and left eyes were evaluated independently, a tendency toward a keyhole-semicircular pattern was seen on average; the maximum flattening was nasal and the least flattening was inferotemporal for both right and left eyes. CONCLUSIONS A tendency, on average, toward central island and keyhole-semicircular patterns is seen early in the postoperative course after PRK. Central islands tend to evolve into the keyhole-semicircular pattern, and the corneal topography in general after PRK tends to smooth considerably with time.
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- U L Abbas
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA
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Keller PR, McGhee CN, Weed KH. Fourier analysis of corneal topography data after photorefractive keratectomy. J Cataract Refract Surg 1998; 24:1447-55. [PMID: 9818333 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(98)80165-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the relation between measures of corneal power and refractive error after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) by applying fast Fourier transform (FFT) to computerized corneal topography data. SETTING Corneal Diseases and Excimer Laser Clinic, Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Sunderland, England, and University of Dundee Department of Ophthalmology, Dundee, Scotland. METHODS Twenty-six left eyes of consecutive patients treated by PRK with a VISX Twenty-Twenty excimer laser were retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative and 3, 6, and 12 month postoperative data were studied. Changes in corneal parameters derived from corneal topography data using the FFT were compared with changes in refractive status vectors (spherical equivalent and astigmatic cosine and sine values). RESULTS Although highly correlated (r2 = 0.8839), the change in FFT-derived corneal spherical equivalent underestimated the change in refractive spherical equivalent by 25.5% over the 12 month follow-up. Decentration, measured by the 1-cycle FFT harmonic, increased significantly from a mean preoperative value of 0.12 mm +/- 0.07 (SD) to 0.51 +/- 0.35 mm 12 months postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS The FFT is a powerful method for extracting clinically meaningful descriptors from corneal topography data; however, care must be taken when interpreting refractive changes from corneal data.
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- P R Keller
- University of Dundee, Department of Ophthalmology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Scotland
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Bafna S, Kohnen T, Koch DD. Axial, instantaneous, and refractive formulas in computerized videokeratography of normal corneas. J Cataract Refract Surg 1998; 24:1184-90. [PMID: 9768390 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(98)80009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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PURPOSE To compare the values for corneal power determined by the axial, instantaneous and refractive formulas when imaging normal human corneas using computerized videokeratography. SETTING Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. METHODS This prospective clinical trial involved 60 corneas of 30 normal volunteers. Computerized videokeratography was performed to determine corneal power at the center and the 1, 3, 5, and 7 mm zones using the 3 formulas. RESULTS Mean central corneal power was 42.86 diopters (D) with each of the formulas. The mean corneal powers for the axial, instantaneous, and refractive formulas were 43.09, 43.21, and 42.98 D at the 1 mm zone; 43.10, 42.92, and 43.46 D at the 3 mm zone; 42.75, 41.63, and 44.02 at the 5 mm zone; 42.21, 40.30, and 44.79 D at the 7 mm zone, respectively. The differences among powers for the 3 formulas at the 3, 5, and 7 mm zones were statistically significant (P < .01). CONCLUSION In normal corneas, clinically significant differences exist in the corneal power values calculated by the axial, instantaneous, and refractive formulas.
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- S Bafna
- Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Steinert RF, Bafna S. Surgical correction of moderate myopia: which method should you choose? II. PRK and LASIK are the treatments of choice. Surv Ophthalmol 1998; 43:157-79. [PMID: 9841455 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6257(98)00027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- R F Steinert
- Center for Eye Research and Education, Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, MA., USA
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Hersh PS, Brint SF, Maloney RK, Durrie DS, Gordon M, Michelson MA, Thompson VM, Berkeley RB, Schein OD, Steinert RF. Photorefractive keratectomy versus laser in situ keratomileusis for moderate to high myopia. A randomized prospective study. Ophthalmology 1998; 105:1512-22, discussion 1522-3. [PMID: 9709767 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(98)98038-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This report presents the results of a randomized clinical trial of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). DESIGN A randomized, prospective multicenter clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS A total of 220 eyes of 220 patients entered the study cohort: 105 randomized to PRK and 115 to LASIK. The mean preoperative manifest refraction spherical equivalent was -9.23 diopters (D) in the PRK group and -9.30 D in the LASIK group. INTERVENTION All patients received a one-pass, multizone excimer laser ablation as part of either a PRK or LASIK procedure using the Summit Apex excimer laser. Attempted corrections ranged from 6.00 to 15.00 D. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data on uncorrected and spectacle-corrected visual acuity, predictability,and stability of refraction, corneal haze, and flap complications were analyzed. Patients were observed for up to 6 months. RESULTS One day after surgery, 0 (0.0%) and 3 (4.5%) eyes in the PRK group saw 20/20 and 20/40 or better uncorrected, respectively, while 7 (10%) and 48 (68.6%) eyes in the LASIK group saw 20/20 and 20/40 or better, respectively. At 6 months after PRK, 13 (19.1%) and 45 (66.2%) eyes saw 20/20 and 20/40 or better, respectively, while after LASIK, 16 (26.2%) and 34 (55.7%) eyes saw 20/20 and 20/40 or better, respectively (odds ratio = 0.56 for likelihood of uncorrected visual acuity < 20/40 for PRK vs. LASIK, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.31-1.19). After PRK, 39 eyes (57.4%) were within 1.0 D of attempted correction compared with 24 eyes (40.7%) in the LASIK group (odds ratio = 0.50 for likelihood fo undercorrection 1.0 D for PRK vs. LASIK, 95% CI = 0.24-1.04); however, the standard deviation of the predictability was similar between groups: 1.01 D for PRK and 1.22 D for LASIK. From months 1 to 6, there was an average regression of 0.89 D in the PRK group and 0.55 D in the LASIK group. After PRK, eight eyes (11.8%) had a decrease in spectacle-corrected visual acuity of two Snellen lines or more; after LASIK, two eyes (3.2%) had a decrease of two lines or more (odds ratio = 3.89 for risk of loss of spectacle-corrected visual acuity for PRK vs. LASIK, 95% CI = 0.71-21.30). Only two eyes had postoperative spectacle-corrected visual acuity less than 20/32, however. CONCLUSIONS Although improvement in uncorrected visual acuity is more rapid in LASIK than in PRK, efficacy outcomes in the longer term generally are similar between the two procedures. There is a greater tendency toward undercorrection in LASIK eyes using the specific laser and nomogram in this study, but the scatter in achieved versus attempted correction is similar, suggesting little difference in the accuracy of the two procedures. A suggestion of decreased propensity for loss of spectacle-corrected visual acuity in LASIK eyes requires further investigation.
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- P S Hersh
- Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA
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