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Predictability and outcomes of photoastigmatic keratectomy using the Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser.

AbstractPURPOSE:
To evaluate the effect of astigmatic correction on the accuracy of the myopic and astigmatic correction in patients having photorefractive astigmatic keratectomy (PARK) and in those having photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
SETTING:
Specialist excimer laser refractive clinic.
METHODS:
This prospective consecutive case series comprised 6097 eyes with a preoperative mean spherical equivalent (MSE) of -4.63 diopters (D) +/- 1.95 (SD) (range -0.75 to -13.00 D) and a mean cylinder of -1.13 +/- 0.73 D (range -0.50 to -6.00 D) having PARK with a Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser. Visual and refractive outcomes were assessed 12 months postoperatively and compared with those in 3004 eyes that had spherical PRK.
RESULTS:
At 12 months, the MSE was -0.02 +/- 0.79 D and the mean cylinder was -0.49 +/- 0.47 D in the PARK group; the MSE was -0.07 +/- 0.66 D in the PRK group. An MSE within +/-0.05 D of emmetropia was achieved by 69.8% and within +/-1.00 D, by 87.9%. The uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/20 or better in 42.6% and 20/40 or better in 91.2%. Statistical significance (P <.001, analysis of variance) was achieved for MSE, sphere, cylinder, haze, and visual acuity (best corrected [BCVA] and UCVA) based on the preoperative cylinder. The loss of BCVA varied from 1.1% to 5.8% depending on the degree of astigmatism treated. Accuracy varied with the attempted myopic correction and the attempted astigmatic correction.
CONCLUSIONS:
Excimer laser PARK was an effective treatment for compound myopic astigmatism, but predictability decreased and complications increased as the attempted astigmatic correction increased.
AuthorsSunil Shah, Anupam Chatterjee, Ronald J Smith
JournalJournal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 28 Issue 4 Pg. 682-8 (Apr 2002) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
PMID11955911 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Astigmatism (surgery)
  • Cornea (surgery)
  • Humans
  • Lasers, Excimer
  • Middle Aged
  • Myopia (surgery)
  • Photorefractive Keratectomy (methods)
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prospective Studies
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Visual Acuity

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