Femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis for consecutive hyperopia after radial keratotomy. 2015

Antonio Leccisotti, and Stefania V Fields
From the Siena Eye Laser (Leccisotti, Fields), Poggibonsi, Siena, Italy; the School of Biomedical Sciences (Leccisotti), University of Ulster, Coleraine, United Kingdom. Electronic address: leccisotti@libero.it.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate femtosecond-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the treatment of hyperopic shift after radial keratotomy (RK). METHODS Private practice, Siena, Italy. METHODS Prospective case series. METHODS Eyes with a spherical equivalent (SE) of +1.0 diopters (D) to +4.0 D after RK with 6 or 8 incisions had LASIK. The flap (nominal thickness 130 μm) was created with a femtosecond laser (LDV Z2); the refractive ablation was performed with an excimer laser (217P). The flap was dissected in a centrifugal fashion along previous RK cuts. RESULTS Eighteen eyes of 10 patients were treated. Preoperatively, the mean defocus equivalent was 3.13 diopters (D) ± 0.71 (SD); the corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) was 0.09 ± 0.06 logMAR. At 9 months, the mean defocus equivalent was 0.51 ± 0.47 D (P < .05), with 13 eyes (72%) having 0.50 D or less of defocus equivalent and 16 eyes (89%) having 1.0 D or less of defocus equivalent. The mean CDVA was 0.04 ± 0.06 logMAR (P < .05). No lines of logMAR CDVA were lost. The mean uncorrected distance visual acuity was 0.11 ± 0.10 logMAR. The safety index was 1.11; the efficacy index was 0.97. No retreatments were performed. Flap complications were limited to an RK incision opening larger than 2 mm in 3 eyes and 1 case of a small, self-limiting epithelial ingrowth. CONCLUSIONS Laser in situ keratomileusis with a low-energy femtosecond laser was a safe and effective approach to treat post-RK hyperopia, causing no relevant inflammation. BACKGROUND Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006956 Hyperopia A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too short from front to back. It is also called farsightedness because the near point is more distant than it is in emmetropia with an equal amplitude of accommodation. (Dorland, 27th ed) Farsightedness,Hypermetropia
D007646 Keratotomy, Radial A procedure to surgically correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS by cutting radial slits into the CORNEA to change its refractive properties. Radial Keratotomy,Keratotomies, Radial,Radial Keratotomies
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009216 Myopia A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness. Nearsightedness,Myopias,Nearsightednesses
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012029 Refraction, Ocular Refraction of LIGHT effected by the media of the EYE. Ocular Refraction,Ocular Refractions,Refractions, Ocular
D003319 Corneal Stroma The lamellated connective tissue constituting the thickest layer of the cornea between the Bowman and Descemet membranes. Corneal Stromas,Stroma, Corneal,Stromas, Corneal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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