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Craig JP, Barsam A, Chen C, Chukwuemeka O, Ghorbani-Mojarrad N, Kretz F, Michaud L, Moore J, Pelosini L, Turnbull AMJ, Vincent SJ, Wang MTM, Ziaei M, Wolffsohn JS. BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with corneal techniques. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2024; 47:102190. [PMID: 38851946 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2024.102190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
Corneal techniques for enhancing near and intermediate vision to correct presbyopia include surgical and contact lens treatment modalities. Broad approaches used independently or in combination include correcting one eye for distant and the other for near or intermediate vision, (termed monovision or mini-monovision depending on the degree of anisometropia) and/or extending the eye's depth of focus [1]. This report reviews the evidence for the treatment profile, safety, and efficacy of the current range of corneal techniques for managing presbyopia. The visual needs and expectations of the patient, their ocular characteristics, and prior history of surgery are critical considerations for patient selection and preoperative evaluation. Contraindications to refractive surgery include unstable refraction, corneal abnormalities, inadequate corneal thickness for the proposed ablation depth, ocular and systemic co-morbidities, uncontrolled mental health issues and unrealistic patient expectations. Laser refractive options for monovision include surface/stromal ablation techniques and keratorefractive lenticule extraction. Alteration of spherical aberration and multifocal ablation profiles are the primary means for increasing ocular depth of focus, using surface and non-surface laser refractive techniques. Corneal inlays use either small aperture optics to increase depth of field or modify the anterior corneal curvature to induce corneal multifocality. In presbyopia correction by conductive keratoplasty, radiofrequency energy is applied to the mid-peripheral corneal stroma, leading to mid-peripheral corneal shrinkage and central corneal steepening. Hyperopic orthokeratology lens fitting can induce spherical aberration and correct some level of presbyopia. Postoperative management, and consideration of potential complications, varies according to technique applied and the time to restore corneal stability, but a minimum of 3 months of follow-up is recommended after corneal refractive procedures. Ongoing follow-up is important in orthokeratology and longer-term follow-up may be required in the event of late complications following corneal inlay surgery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer P Craig
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aotearoa New Zealand National Eye Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; College of Health & Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
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- Department of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Cornea, Contact Lens and Myopia Management Unit, De-Lens Ophthalmics Family and Vision Care Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK; Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK
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- Royal Bournemouth Hospital, University Hospitals Dorset, UK; Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Ulster University, UK
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- Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aotearoa New Zealand National Eye Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aotearoa New Zealand National Eye Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aotearoa New Zealand National Eye Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; College of Health & Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Fernández J, Molina-Martín A, Rocha-de-Lossada C, Rodríguez-Vallejo M, Piñero DP. Clinical outcomes of presbyopia correction with the latest techniques of presbyLASIK: a systematic review. Eye (Lond) 2023; 37:587-596. [PMID: 35864161 PMCID: PMC9998429 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02175-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to collect the scientific literature on the correction of presbyopia with laser in situ keratomileusis (presbyLASIK) in last years and to analyse the quality of such scientific evidence using a validated methodology for conducting a systematic review. A total of 42 articles were initially identified, but after applying the selection criteria and an additional manual search a total of 23 articles were finally included: 2 non-randomized controlled clinical trials (NRCT) and 21 case series. Quality assessment of NRCTs and case series was performed with the ROBINS-I and the 20-criterion quality appraisal checklist defined by Moga et al. (IHE Publ 2012), respectively. For NRCT, the risk of bias was moderate in one study and serious in the other NRCT, being the main sources of risk, the domains related to confounding, selection of participants and measurement of outcomes. For case series studies, the main source of risk of bias was subjects not entering the study at the same point of the conditions (different levels of presbyopia). Likewise, a significant level of uncertainty was detected for the following items: consecutive recruitment of patients, blinding of outcome assessors to the intervention that the patient received, and conclusions of the study not supported by the results. Research on presbyLASIK to this date is mainly focused on case series generating a limited level of scientific evidence. The two NRCTs identified only demonstrated the potential benefit of combining the multiaspheric profile with some level of monovision in the non-dominant eye.
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- Joaquin Fernández
- Department of Ophthalmology (Qvision), VITHAS Hospital, Almería, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology (Qvision), VITHAS Hospital, Almería, Spain
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
- Department of Surgery, Area of Ophthalmology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
- Department of Ophthalmology (IMQO-Oftalmar), Vithas Medimar International Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
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Agarwal S, Thornell E. Early Outcomes of Two Treatment Modes of PresbyLASIK: Monocular vs. Micro-Monovision. Clin Ophthalmol 2022; 16:3597-3606. [PMID: 36345532 PMCID: PMC9636881 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s384553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To report the visual, refractive and subjective outcomes of presbyLASIK for the correction of presbyopia. METHODS Monocular (20 eyes) or micro-monovision (12 eyes) presbyLASIK was performed on a total of 32 eyes in 16 patients (50% female, average age 55±4.6 years) using the Zeiss VisuMax 400Hz femtosecond and Schwind Amaris 1050RS excimer laser platform. Predictability, safety and efficacy were assessed and compared at 4-6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. Results were considered significant if P < 0.05. RESULTS For monocular treatments, average postoperative spherical equivalent (SE) was 0.1±0.1 D and -0.86±0.5 D at 4-6 weeks postoperatively for distance and near eyes respectively; 90% eyes achieved SE ±1.0 D of the target. Postoperative binocular uncorrected distance (UDVA), intermediate (UIVA) and near visual acuity (UNVA) were -0.03±0.1 LogMAR (20/20), 0.09±0.26 LogMAR (N4) and 0.29±0.11 LogMAR (N6) respectively with 90% patients achieving binocular UDVA of 20/20 or better. For micro-monovision treatments, average postoperative SE was -0.33±0.51 D and -1.60±0.78 D at 4-6 weeks postoperatively for distance and near eyes respectively; 100% eyes achieved SE ±1.0 D of the target. Postoperative binocular UDVA, UIVA and UNVA were 0.05±0.16 LogMAR (20/20), -0.02±0.10 LogMAR (N3) and 0.23±0.08 LogMAR (N5) respectively with 67% patients achieving binocular UDVA of 20/20 or better. CONCLUSION Monocular and micro-monovision presbyLASIK are both effective options for the treatment of presbyopia. Monocular treatments are more likely to be well tolerated by patients who prefer to preserve exceptional distance vision, while micro-monovision treatments may be better suited to patients who can tolerate compromises in distance vision in order to attain greater intermediate vision function.
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- Smita Agarwal
- Wollongong Eye Specialists, Wollongong, Australia,Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Wollongong Eye Specialists, Wollongong, Australia,Correspondence: Erin Thornell, Tel +61 2 4223 6388, Fax +61 2 4263 0511, Email
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Fernández J, Rodríguez-Vallejo M, Burguera N, Rocha-de-Lossada C, Piñero DP. Spherical aberration for expanding depth of focus. J Cataract Refract Surg 2021; 47:1587-1595. [PMID: 34128496 DOI: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The increase in the depth of focus (DoF) for the treatment of presbyopia or cataracts is a topic of great interest for anterior segment surgeons who have seen how new surgical possibilities to achieve DoF enlargement have emerged. Nowadays, several technologies to extend the DoF are available, from corneal laser refractive surgery procedures in presbyopia to intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in cataract or refractive lens exchange. Some of these procedures are based on aspheric profiles, either in the cornea or in the IOL, which modulate the spherical aberration (SA) and, therefore, extend the light energy on different focal planes. The aim of this narrative review was to give an overall picture about the reasons why there is not a general solution persistent along time of SA induction to extend DoF, especially considering that SA depends on pupil diameter and this decreases with age.
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- Joaquín Fernández
- From the Department of Ophthalmology (Qvision), VITHAS Hospital, Almería, Spain (Fernández, Rodríguez-Vallejo, Burguera, Rocha-de-Lossada), the Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Av. de las Fuerzas Armadas, Granada, Spain (Rocha-de-Lossada), the Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain (Piñero), and the Department of Ophthalmology (IMQO-Oftalmar), Vithas Medimar International Hospital, Alicante, Spain (Piñero)
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