散瞳前后瞳孔中心偏移对波前引导准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术手术的影响

目的探讨根据散瞳后的瞳孔中心调整切削区对波前引导的个体化准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术(LASIK)疗效的影响。方法瞳孔直径为6mm时高阶像差均方根(RMS)>035μm的近视患者32例(63只眼),随机分为A、B两组,接受Zyoptix个体化LASIK手术。A组以瞳孔中心为切削区中心,B组则根据测得散瞳后瞳孔中心的偏移量对切削区中心作相应调整。结果散瞳后瞳孔中心平均发生(0173±0114)mm的偏移,最大达051mm。术后3个月两组患者视力、屈光度数差异无统计学意义(P>005),波前像差检查显示手术前后彗差的差值分别为(0025±0137)和(0097±0118)μm(t=2131,P=0037),而球差差异无统计学意义(P>005)。B组彗差的矫正效果优于A组。结论散瞳后瞳孔中心普遍发生偏移,根据其偏移量在术中对切削区中心作相应调整可提高彗差的矫正效果。(中华眼科杂志,2005,412426)     

Centration analysis of ablation over the coaxial corneal light reflex for hyperopic LASIK

PURPOSE: To analyze postoperative topographic centration when the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex was used for laser centration in hyperopic LASIK. METHODS: Centration photographs of 21 eyes (12 patients) that underwent hyperopic LASIK with centration over the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex were reviewed to determine the distance from the entrance pupil center to the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex. Postoperative ablation centration was determined topographically at day 1 and 3 months by four different methods. The difference between the actual decentration and the decentration that would have occurred had the ablation been centered over the entrance pupil center was calculated. RESULTS: The mean deviation of the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex from the entrance pupil center preoperatively was 0.34 +/- 0.24 mm nasal or 4.5 +/- 3.0 degrees. At 1 day, the average decentration was 0.10 mm or 1.3 degrees temporal. The mean decentration that would have occurred if the ablation had been centered over the entrance pupil center was 0.44 mm or 5.5 degrees temporal. At 3 months, the average decentration was 0.07 mm or 0.25 degrees temporal. The mean decentration that would have occurred if the ablation had been centered over the entrance pupil center was 0.45 mm or 5.6 degrees temporal. Mean uncorrected visual acuity (logMAR) improved 3 lines from 0.54 +/- 0.14 (20/70) to 0.22 +/- 0.17 (20/32). No eye lost >2 lines of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA); 2 (10%) eyes lost 1 line of BSCVA at 3-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Excellent centration in hyperopic ablation is possible even in eyes with positive angle kappa when the ablation is centered over the corneal light reflex.     

Factors influencing flap and INTACS decentration after femtosecond laser application in normal and keratoconic eyes

PURPOSE: To compare accuracy of LASIK flap and INTACS centration following femtosecond laser application in normal and keratoconic eyes. METHODS: This is a retrospective case series comprising 133 eyes of 128 patients referred for refractive surgery. All eyes were divided into two groups according to preoperative diagnosis: group 1 (LASIK group) comprised 74 normal eyes of 72 patients undergoing LASIK with a femtosecond laser (IntraLase), and group 2 (INTACS group) consisted of 59 eyes of 39 patients with keratoconus for whom INTACS were implanted using a femtosecond laser (IntraLase). Decentration of the LASIK flap and INTACS was analyzed using Pentacam. RESULTS: Temporal decentration was 612.56 +/- 384.24 microm (range: 30 to 2120 microm) in the LASIK group and 788.33 +/- 500.34 microm (range: 30 to 2450 microm) in the INTACS group. A statistically significant difference was noted between the groups in terms of decentration (P < .05). Regression analysis showed that the amount of decentration of the LASIK flap and INTACS correlated with the central corneal thickness in the LASIK group and preoperative sphere and cylinder in the INTACS group, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Decentration with the IntraLase occurred in most cases, especially in keratoconic eyes. The applanation performed for centralization during IntraLase application may flatten and shift the pupil center, and thus cause decentralization of the LASIK flap and INTACS. Central corneal thickness in the LASIK group and preoperative sphere and cylinder in the INTACS group proved to be statistically significant parameters associated with decentration.     

Confocal microscopy evaluation of stromal ablation depth after myopic laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy

PURPOSE: To compare the measured ablation depth after myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with the predicted ablation depth. SETTING: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. METHODS: Twenty-five eyes of 15 patients had PRK and 25 eyes of 15 patients had LASIK to correct refractive errors between -1.50 diopters (D) and -11.00 D. The corneas were examined by in vivo confocal microscopy before and 1 month after both procedures. Thickness measurements were obtained from digital-image analysis of confocal scans. The measured ablation depth, an estimate of the actual photoablation depth, was obtained as the surgically induced stromal thinning between the preoperative and the 1-month post-PRK or post-LASIK central stromal thickness. The predicted ablation depth was recorded from the laser's software program. RESULTS: In LASIK, the measured ablation depth (81 microm +/- 34 [SD]) was 25% greater than the predicted ablation depth (65 +/- 13 microm, P =.007) and the difference between the measured and predicted ablation depths was positively associated with the mean ablation depth (r = 0.81, P<.001). In PRK, there was no difference between the measured ablation depth (48 +/- 19 microm) and the predicted ablation depth (47 +/- 18 microm, P =.84). CONCLUSION: Significantly more tissue than predicted was removed by LASIK than by PRK excimer photoablation with the laser system used in this study.     

Centration on the cornea vertex normal during hyperopic refractive photoablation using videokeratoscopy

PURPOSE: To evaluate a method for centering the ablation in standard hyperopic LASIK using an excimer laser with a video-based eye tracker system. METHODS: Results of 52 consecutive hyperopic eyes treated with the ESIRIS excimer laser were retrospectively reviewed. Ablation was shifted from the pupil center to the vertex normal of the cornea using pupillary offset measured with the Keratron Scout videokeratoscope. Outcomes were assessed 3 months postoperatively. RESULTS: All eyes preoperatively had a nasally oriented vertex normal in relation to the pupil center. Three months postoperatively a refractive outcome of < 0.50 diopters of spherical equivalent was achieved in 94% (49/52) of eyes. No eye lost more than one line of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. CONCLUSIONS: Standard hyperopic LASIK with the ESIRIS laser system leads to good predictable efficacy and safety results when the ablation center is shifted to the cornea vertex normal based on videokeratoscopy data.     

Aberrations induced in wavefront-guided laser refractive surgery due to shifts between natural and dilated pupil center locations

PURPOSE: To determine the aberrations induced in wavefront-guided laser refractive surgery due to shifts in pupil center location from when aberrations are measured preoperatively (over a dilated pupil) to when they are corrected surgically (over a natural pupil). SETTING: Center for Visual Science and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. METHODS: Shifts in pupil center were measured between dilated phenylephrine hydrochloride (Neo-Synephrine [2.5%]) and nonpharmacological mesopic conditions in 65 myopic eyes treated with wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis (Technolas 217z, Bausch & Lomb). Each patient's preoperative and 6-month postoperative wave aberrations were measured over the dilated pupil. Aberrations theoretically induced by decentration of a wavefront-guided ablation were calculated and compared with those measured 6 months postoperatively (6.0 mm pupil). RESULTS: The mean magnitude of pupil center shift was 0.29 mm +/- 0.141 (SD) and usually occurred in the inferonasal direction as the pupil dilated. Depending on the magnitude of shift, the fraction of the higher-order postoperative root-mean-square wavefront error that could be due theoretically to pupil center decentrations was highly variable (mean 0.26 +/- 0.20 mm). There was little correlation between the calculated and 6-month postoperative wavefronts, most likely because pupil center decentrations are only 1 of several potential sources of postoperative aberrations. CONCLUSIONS: Measuring aberrations over a Neo-Synephrine-dilated pupil and treating them over an undilated pupil typically resulted in a shift of the wavefront-guided ablation in the superotemporal direction and an induction of higher-order aberrations. Methods referencing the aberration measurement and treatment with respect to a fixed feature on the eye will reduce the potential for inducing aberrations due to shifts in pupil center.     

Ablation centration in laser in situ keratomileusis for hyperopia: comparison of VISX S3 ActiveTrak and VISX S2

PURPOSE: To compare ablation centration and outcome measurements in laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for hyperopia using the pupil-tracking VISX S3 ActiveTrak or the nontracking VISX S2 excimer laser. METHODS: In a retrospective study, 49 consecutively treated hyperopic eyes (32 patients) that had LASIK by the VISX StarS3 ActiveTrak were compared to 49 control-matched eyes treated with the VISX StarS2 without pupil-tracking. Primary outcome variables including ablation centration, uncorrected visual acuity, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, manifest refraction, complications, and induced cylinder analyzed by vector analysis were evaluated 3 months postoperatively. RESULTS: Hyperopic sphere ranged between plano and +5.50 D and cylinder between 0 and +2.75 D. Ninety-five of 98 eyes (96.9%) were available for analysis at 3 months. Of these 95, 52 eyes could be used for analysis of ablation centration. Mean decentration of the ablation zone from the entrance pupil was 0.30 +/- 0.20 mm in tracked eyes (n=31) and 0.41 +/- 0.39 mm in nontracked eyes (n=21), P=.17. Two eyes (6.5%) in the tracked group were significantly decentered between 0.5 and 1 mm from the pupil center. In the nontracked group, decentration was between 0.5 and 1 mm in one eye (4.8%) and greater than 1 mm in two eyes (9.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Comparable ablation centration in LASIK for hyperopia was achieved between actively-tracked and nontracked eyes. Decentrations (greater than 1 mm) were not seen with a tracking system in this study. Visual and refractive results were similar between the VISX StarS3 ActiveTrak and VISX StarS2 laser systems.     

Cyclotorsion during laser in situ keratomileusis

PURPOSE: To determine the magnitude of cyclotorsion during excimer laser ablation using a dynamic iris eye tracker. SETTING: Guy Hugh Chan Refractive Surgery Centre, Department of Ophthalmology, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong, China. METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 245 eyes (137 patients) that had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia with or without astigmatism by the same surgeon. The magnitude of cyclotorsion during LASIK was recorded as the maximum, average, and minimum positions according to the angle of deviation displayed on the excimer laser computer screen. Measurements of cyclotorsion were performed during laser ablation. RESULTS: The mean total cyclotorsion was 2.181 degrees +/- 1.392 (SD) (range 0.0 to 13.3 degrees). The mean average position (AP) was +0.134 +/- 1.851 degrees (range -7.0 degrees [excyclotorsion] to +12.6 degrees [incyclotorsion]). Forty-five eyes (18.4%) had an AP greater than +/-2 degrees, and 168 eyes (68.6%) deviated from the zero position at the onset of laser ablation. The mean incyclotorsion was 2.136 +/- 1.440 degrees (78 eyes, 31.8%) and the mean excyclotorsion, 1.772 +/- 0.809 degrees (78 eyes, 31.8%). Eighty-six eyes (35.1%) had cyclotorsion in both directions (mixed cyclotorsion). The mean cyclotorsion was 2.670 +/- 1.588 degrees. Eight (3.3%) of the 109 patients having simultaneous bilateral LASIK had bilateral incyclotorsion or bilateral excyclotorsion. CONCLUSIONS: Cyclotorsion occurs before and during laser ablation. An active rotational eye tracker is fundamental to compensate for cyclotorsion and to enable greater precision in excimer laser ablation delivery.     

Size of corneal topographic effective optical zone: comparison of standard and customized myopic laser in situ keratomileusis

PURPOSE: To investigate the corneal topographic effective optical zone (EOZ) in eyes after wavefront-guided myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and to compare them with the EOZ after standard LASIK. DESIGN: Retrospective, case-control study. METHODS: We evaluated the corneal topographic maps of 41 eyes of 25 consecutive patients who had CustomVue LASIK (CV LASIK) and 41 eyes of 23 patients who had standard LASIK with correction up to -7 diopters using the VISX Star S4 laser (VISX Inc, Santa Clara, California, USA). On the refractive map of the Humphrey Topography System, we defined the EOZ as the area outlined by a change of corneal power of 0.5 diopters from the power at the center of the pupil. We analyzed the differences in EOZs of the two ablation patterns and the correlation between EOZ and magnitude of refractive correction. RESULTS: The mean postoperative EOZs were 17.9 +/- 3.7 mm(2) and 11.4 +/- 3.4 mm(2) after CV and standard LASIK, representing 60% and 40% of the laser-programmed optical zones, respectively (both P < .0001). There was no correlation between the postoperative EOZs and the magnitude of refractive correction for both ablations (all P > .05). In eyes with spherical correction (cylinder < or =0.25 diopters), CV LASIK increased the preoperative EOZ by 3.8 +/- 5.6 mm(2) (P = .018), whereas standard LASIK decreased EOZ by 4.5 +/- 5.2 mm(2) (P = .005). CONCLUSION: CV LASIK created larger corneal topographic EOZs than standard ablation. In eyes with spherical correction, the preoperative EOZ was expanded by CV LASIK and reduced by standard LASIK.     

Ablation auf der Unterseite eines LASIK-Flaps

BACKGROUND: The risk of iatrogenic keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) increases with thinner posterior stromal beds. Ablations on the undersurface of a LASIK flap could only be performed without the guidance of an eye tracker, which may lead to decentration. A new method for laser ablation with flying spot lasers on the undersurface of a LASIK flap was developed that enables the use of an active eye tracker by utilizing a novel instrument. The first clinical results are reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients wishing an enhancement procedure were eligible for a modified repeat LASIK procedure if the flaps cut in the initial procedure were thick enough to perform the intended additional ablation on the undersurface leaving at least 90 microm of flap thickness behind. (1) The horizontal axis and the center of the entrance pupil were marked on the epithelial side of the flap using gentian violet dye. (2) The flap was reflected on a newly designed flap holder which had a donut-shaped black marking. (3) The eye tracker was centered on the mark visible in transparency on the flap. (4) Ablation with a flying spot Bausch & Lomb Technolas 217z laser was performed on the undersurface of the flap with a superior hinge taking into account that in astigmatic ablations the cylinder axis had to be mirrored according to the formula: axis on the undersurface=180 degrees -axis on the stromal bed. (5) The flap was repositioned. RESULTS: Detection of the marking on the modified flap holder and continuous tracking instead of the real pupil was possible in all of the 12 eyes treated with this technique. It may be necessary to cover the real pupil during ablation in order not to confuse the eye tracker. Ablation could be performed without decentration or loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. Refractive results in minor corrections were good without nomogram adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: Using this novel flap holder with a marking that is tracked instead of the real pupil, centered ablations with a flying spot laser on the undersurface of a LASIK flap are feasible. Thus, the additional risk of iatrogenic keratectasia associated with stromal enhancement ablations is avoided.     

LASIK手术偏心切削病例的分析

目的 分析因传统准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术（LASIK）和波前像差引导的LASIK（波前引导LASIK）偏心切削引发视觉质量下降的病例中,其高阶像差分布特征和偏心切削程度的评价.方法 回顾性病例对照研究.初次LASIK术后（包括传统LASIK和波前引导LASIK）出现重影和星芒等视觉症状的患者40例（48眼）,术后复诊3个月以上[复诊期限：波前引导组平均为9个月（4至26个月）,传统组平均为24个月（5个月至6年）],屈光度稳定在±1.00 D以内者,除外过矫、欠矫和眼表及眼内疾患导致的视力下降,行WaveScan（3.62版）波前像差仪检查.本研究选取了这部分患者中初次LASIK术后主导像差为彗差（垂直彗差或水平彗差）的26例（28眼）,分析检测所得高阶像差结果,并测定术中偏心的切削中心相对瞳孔中心在水平方向（X轴）、垂直方向（Y轴）和矢量的偏移.将波前像差引导LASIK组的术前与术后结果采用配对t检验或者配对秩和检验进行比较;波前像差引导LASIK组术后与传统LASIK组术后结果采用独立样本t检验或者独立样本秩和检验进行比较.结果 波前引导组的总高阶像差均方根值（RMS）由（0.425±0.192）μm增加至术后的（1.262±0.590）μm,增加了1.96倍.总彗差RMS值由（0.190±0.114）μm增加至术后的（0.686±0.315）μm,增加了 2.61倍.水平彗差RMS值由（0.118±0.061）μm增加至术后的（0.257±0.237）μm,增加了1.17倍;垂直彗差RMS值由（0.130±0.122）μm增加至术后的（0.587±0.329）μm,增加了3.51倍.初次LASIK术后的水平彗差明显小于垂直彗差（Z=-2.803,P=0.004）.传统组的总高阶像差、总慧差与波前引导组比较,差异无统计学意义,但总慧差占总高阶像差的比例,两组差异有统计学意义（t=-1.548,P=0.007）.偏心切削量水平方向（X轴）位移右眼为（0.65±0.38）mm,左眼为（0.90±0.35）mm;垂直方向（Y轴）位移右眼为（0.80±0.30）mm,左眼为（0.53±0.34）mm;矢量位移右眼为（1.11±0.25）mm,左眼为（1.13±0.22）mm.全部28眼矢量位移均＞0.5 mm,71%的患眼切削中心偏移瞳孔中心的距离＞1.0 mm,矢量位移程度是LASIK术后无视觉症状人群的2.02倍.右眼在垂直方向（Y轴）的位移大于左眼（t=2.157,P=0.040）结论由于偏心切削引发的LASIK术后视觉质量下降病例中,高阶像差和总彗差明显增加,垂直彗差增加大于水平彗差;其偏心切削的程度属于中度和重度偏移.因此,偏心切削是LASIK术后视觉质量下降的主要原因之一.     

Laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy for residual refractive error after phakic intraocular lens implantation

PURPOSE: To determine the visual and refractive outcome of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in eyes with prior posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation for high myopia. METHODS: We studied a series of 37 consecutive eyes of 31 patients who underwent LASIK or PRK for residual refractive error following collamer posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) (Staar Surgical Implantable Contact Lens) implantation into a phakic eye. Twenty-eight eyes had LASIK and nine eyes had PRK. Mean follow-up was 8.1 +/- 4.7 months after laser ablation (range, 3 to 18 mo). RESULTS: The preoperative mean spherical equivalent refraction prior to phakic posterior chamber IOL implantation was -17.74 +/- 4.89 D (range, -9.75 to -28.00 D). Following phakic IOL implantation and prior to LASIK or PRK, mean spherical equivalent refraction was -2.56 +/- 2.34 D (range, -0.25 to -8.75 D). One month following LASIK or PRK, mean spherical equivalent refraction was -0.24 +/- 0.52 D (range, -1.50 to +1.50 D), 3 months following LASIK or PRK, mean spherical equivalent refraction was -0.19 +/- 0.50 D (range, -1.50 to +1.00 D). The refraction was within +/-1.00 D of emmetropia in 36 eyes (97.2%) and within +/-0.50 D in 31 eyes (83.7%). Three eyes developed anterior subcapsular opacities several weeks after laser ablation, one eye developed macular hemorrhage 4 weeks after laser ablation, and one eye had corticosteroid induced ocular hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: LASIK or PRK can be used to treat the residual refractive error following posterior chamber phakic IOL implantation.     

Ablation centration in myopic laser in situ keratomileusis. comparing the Visx S3 ActiveTrak and the Visx S2

PURPOSE: To compare ablation centration and outcome measurements in myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using the eye-tracking Visx S3 ActiveTrak and the nontracking Visx S2 excimer lasers. SETTING: University-based refractive surgery practice. METHODS: In a retrospective study, 71 consecutively treated myopic eyes that had LASIK with the Visx Star S3 ActiveTrak were compared to 71 control-matched eyes treated with the Visx Star S2 without pupil tracking. Primary outcome variables including ablation centration, uncorrected visual acuity, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, manifest refraction, complications, and induced cylinder analyzed by vector analysis were evaluated 3 months postoperatively. RESULTS: The myopia ranged from -1.50 to -11.25 diopters (D) and the cylinder, from +0.25 to +2.75 D. Ninety-four of 142 eyes (66%) were available for analysis at 3 months; 50 eyes could be used to analyze ablation centration. At 3 months, the mean decentration of the ablation zone from the entrance pupil was 0.22 mm +/- 0.20 (SD) in tracked eyes (n = 25) and 0.21 +/- 0.26 mm in nontracked eyes (n = 25) (P =.88). Three eyes (12%) in the tracked group were decentered 0.5 to 1.0 mm, and 1 eye (4%) in the nontracked group was decentered more than 1.0 mm. All other eyes were decentered less than 0.5 mm. There was an association in the tracked group between greater decentrations and higher levels of myopia (r = 0.67), but this association did not exist in the nontracked group (r = -0.03). CONCLUSION: Comparable ablation centration as well as visual and refractive outcomes can be achieved with and without active eye tracking during myopic and astigmatic myopic LASIK.     

Corneal flap displacement and drift in LASIK: comparison of Hansatome and Automated Corneal Shaper microkeratomes

PURPOSE: To describe and compare the displacement of corneal flaps created during laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedures performed with two different microkeratomes and analyze parameters (for example, pupil-to-hinge distance, drift during suction) that might affect the flap displacement or be influenced by flap displacement. DESIGN: This work was based on a cross-sectional study design. METHODS: Images copied from video recordings of 206 consecutive LASIK surgeries were analyzed to determine the distance from pupil center to corneal flap hinge (pupil-to-hinge distance), the hinge size, the distance from the center of the pupil to the margins of the flap, and the positions of the suction ring before and after vacuum in corneal flaps created by the Hansatome and the Automated Corneal Shaper (ACS) microkeratomes. Accurate measurements of all these variables could be obtained in 121 eyes (Hansatome: n = 66, right eye (OD) = 27 eyes, left eye (OS) = 39 eyes; ACS: n = 55, OD = 25 eyes, OS = 30 eyes), which were included in the analysis. Formulas were derived to calculate from the measurements the magnitude and direction of the drift of the suction ring during vacuum and the final displacement of the corneal flap. RESULTS: The mean +/- standard deviation (SD) drift of eyes during suction with the Hansatome was 0.27 +/- 0.02 mm and with the ACS was 0.12 +/- 0.02 mm (P <.001). The Hansatome induced, on average, more biased (temporal vs random) drift than did the ACS. The mean final displacement of the center of the flap from the center of the pupil was of equal magnitude for the two instruments (0.37 +/- 0.02 mm and 0.36 +/- 0.02 mm with the Hansatome and ACS, respectively). CONCLUSION: The drift induced by the Hansatome contributes to the horizontal component of the final decentration of the corneal flaps. This tendency for drift and the resultant decrease in pupil-to-hinge distance should be considered to minimize flap displacements during LASIK.     

Photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin C versus LASIK in custom surgeries for myopia: a bilateral prospective randomized clinical trial

PURPOSE: To compare photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with prophylactic use of mitomycin C (MMC) and LASIK in custom surgeries for myopic astigmatism. METHODS: Eighty-eight eyes of 44 patients with a minimum estimated ablation depth of 50 microm were randomized to receive PRK with MMC 0.002% for 1 minute in one eye and LASIK in the fellow eye. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), cycloplegic refraction, slit-lamp microscopy, contrast sensitivity, specular microscopy, aberrometry, and a subjective questionnaire were evaluated. Forty-two patients completed 6-month follow-up. RESULTS: Mean spherical equivalent refraction error before surgery and mean ablation depth were -3.99+/-1.20 diopters (D) and 73.09+/-14.55 microm in LASIK eyes, and -3.85+/-1.12 D and 70.7+/-14.07 microm in PRK with MMC eyes, respectively. Uncorrected visual acuity was significantly better in PRK with MMC eyes 3 months (P=.04) and 6 months (P=.01) after surgery. Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity and spherical equivalent refraction did not differ significantly in the groups during follow-up (P>.05). Significant haze was not observed in any PRK with MMC eye. Mean higher order aberration was lower in PRK with MMC eyes postoperatively compared with LASIK eyes (P=.01). Better contrast sensitivity was observed in PRK with MMC eyes than LASIK eyes (P<.05). The endothelial cell count did not differ significantly between groups (P=.65). In terms of visual satisfaction, PRK with MMC eyes were better rated. CONCLUSIONS: Photorefractive keratectomy with MMC appears to be more effective than LASIK in custom surgery for moderate myopia. During 6-month follow-up, no toxic effects of MMC were evident. Long-term follow-up is necessary to attest its safety.     

Evaluation of photorefractive keratectomy retreatments after regressed myopic laser in situ keratomileusis

PURPOSE: To evaluate the results of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) enhancements in eyes previously treated by myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) showing an undercorrection due to either a refractive regression or a primary undercorrection, when an in-the-bed enhancement was not advisable because of residual stromal thickness limitations. DESIGN: Noncomparative, prospective, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: Seventeen eyes of 17 patients previously treated by LASIK for a spherical equivalent (SE) correction of -8.125 to -12.50 diopters (D; mean, -9.45 +/- 1.01 D), that after a follow-up of 6 to 14 months ended up with a refraction of -1.50 to -3.75 D (SE; mean, -2.48 +/- 0.74 D). Intended flap thickness was 160 microm for all eyes. In all cases, the residual stromal bed under the flap was considered too thin (255-305 microm) to allow an in-the-bed enhancement without exceeding an assumed safety thickness limit (250 microm). INTERVENTION: Eyes were treated by PRK at least 6 months after LASIK. The PRK ablation parameters (diameter, attempted correction) were selected to avoid theoretical flap perforation. The deepest ablation was 60 microm, for a -3.75-D correction. We used a Bausch & Lomb 217 C excimer laser (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Refraction, uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp evidence of corneal opacity or other visible complications, and corneal topography. RESULTS: Although the initial postoperative period was characterized by very satisfactory refractive results (mean SE error at 1 month, -0.04 +/- 0.37 D; range, +0.75 to -0.625 D), during follow-up, a dense haze (grade 3 and 4) developed in 14 eyes (82.3%) that induced a further myopic regression (SE, -1.725 to -5.50 D; mean, -3.11 D) and BCVA loss (two to six lines). These 14 eyes underwent a further surgical treatment to remove the severe haze at 3 to 10 months after PRK. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, we strongly advise against PRK as a possible option to correct eyes previously treated by myopic LASIK that resulted in an undercorrection.     

Topographic centration of ablation after LASIK for myopia using the CustomVue VISX S4 excimer laser

PURPOSE: To determine the ablation centration, efficacy, predictability, and safety of CustomVue LASIK using the VISX S4 excimer laser for the treatment of myopia and myopic astigmatism. METHODS: A retrospective review of 20 myopic eyes of 12 patients treated with LASIK CustomVue VISX S4 was conducted. Corneal topography was used to determine ablation centration. Primary outcome variables including manifest refraction, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), and complications were evaluated at 3 months postoperatively. RESULTS: Mean decentration (from ablation zone to entrance pupil) was 0.23 +/- 0.08 mm at 3 months postoperatively. No eyes were decentered > 0.5 mm. Preoperatively, the mean spherical equivalent refraction was -4.81 +/- 11.39 diopters (D) (range: -6.75 to -2.25 D). At 3 months postoperatively, mean spherical equivalent refraction was -0.63 +/- 0.25 D (range: -2.00 to 0.25 D). Nineteen (95%) of 20 eyes had UCVA of 20/40 and 16 (80%) of 20 eyes had UCVA of 20/20 at 3 months postoperatively. Fourteen (70%) eyes were within +/- 0.50 D and 18 (90%) eyes were within +/- 1.00 D of emmetropia. No eye lost > 1 line of BSCVA. CONCLUSIONS: Wavefront-guided LASIK using the CustomVue VISX S4 for myopic eyes results in minimal decentration ablation and effective, predictable, and safe visual outcomes.     

准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术后屈光度数回退的原因分析

目的　探讨准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术 (laserinsitukeratomileusis,LASIK)后屈光度数回退的原因。方法　将 2 5 0例 (40 8只眼 )近视患者 (- 6 0 0～ - 15 0 0D)按屈光度数分为A组 194只眼 (- 6 2 5～ - 10 0 0D)和B组 2 14只眼 (- 10 2 5～ - 15 0 0D)行LASIK ,记录术后视力、屈光度数、角膜厚度和角膜激光切削区直径 ,并进行统计学分析。术后平均随访时间 1年。结果　 (1)A组 :正常术眼 (术后屈光度数 <- 1 0 0D) 173只眼 (89 2 % ) ,术前平均角膜厚度为 (5 4 9 5± 31 5 ) μm ,术中平均激光切削直径为 (4 96± 0 35 )mm ,术后屈光度数为 +0 5 0～ - 0 75D ;回退术眼 (术后屈光度数≥ - 1 0 0D) 2 1只眼 (10 8% ) ,术前平均角膜厚度为 (5 4 7 5± 37 0 ) μm ,与正常术眼比较差异无显著意义 (P >0 0 5 ) ;术中平均激光切削直径为 (4 6 4± 0 4 1)mm ,与正常术眼比较差异有非常显著意义(P <0 0 1) ;术后平均屈光度数为 (- 1 33± 0 5 8)D。 (2 )B组 :正常术眼 136只眼 (6 3 5 % ) ,术前平均角膜厚度为 (5 6 0 9± 30 9) μm ,术中平均激光切削直径为 (4 5 1± 0 2 8)mm ,术后屈光度数为 +0 5 0～- 0 75D ;回退术眼 78只眼 (36 5 % ) ,术前平均角膜厚度为 (5 38 0± 31 0 ) μm ,     

Flap and stromal bed thickness in laser in situ keratomileusis enhancement

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether flap thickness changes after the primary laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure and to assess the accuracy of intraoperative pachymetry and ablation depth measurements in predicting stromal bed thickness before enhancement in eyes that have had primary myopic LASIK. SETTING: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA. METHODS: This retrospective noncomparative interventional case series comprised 57 eyes of 42 patients who had LASIK enhancement between June 2001 and September 2002. Exclusion criteria included previous ocular surgery or complications during the first LASIK procedure. Only patients who had had LASIK and enhancement by the same surgeon at our institution and had intraoperative pachymetry readings for both procedures were included. The original flap was relifted in all enhancement procedures. Corneal thickness was routinely measured intraoperatively by ultrasound pachymetry. The age, eye, refraction, date of primary LASIK, central corneal thickness (CCT) and central stromal bed thickness at primary LASIK, depth of ablation, flap thickness (subtraction pachymetry), date of enhancement, CCT and central stromal bed thickness at enhancement, and flap thickness at enhancement were recorded. RESULTS: Thirty-one eyes of 26 patients were myopic and 26 eyes of 16 patients were hyperopic before primary LASIK. The mean time between LASIK and enhancement was 218 days +/- 115 (SD) (193 +/- 88 days in myopic eyes and 248 +/- 136 days in hyperopic eyes [P = .068]). The flap tended to be thicker at enhancement than in the primary LASIK procedure by 9.3 +/- 25.7 microm in myopic eyes (P = .054) and 10.5 +/- 16.6 microm in hyperopic eyes (P = .004). A strong correlation was found between flap thickness in the first and second procedures in myopic and hyperopic eyes (r = 0.6). In myopic eyes, the mean difference between the estimated stromal bed thickness after the first procedure (central bed thickness- ablation depth) and the stromal bed thickness measured directly at enhancement was not statistically significant (3 +/- 29 microm; P = .54, paired t test). A strong correlation was found between the 2 measurements (r = 0.8, P<.001). Another strong correlation was found in myopic eyes between the estimated corneal thickness after the primary LASIK and the corneal thickness measured at enhancement (r = 0.81, P<.001). No correlation was found between the difference in flap thickness and the time to enhancement (r = 0.09 in myopic eyes and r = 0.01 in hyperopic eyes). CONCLUSIONS: Flap thickness tended to be thicker at enhancement than at primary LASIK. Intraoperative pachymetry and ablation depth measurements proved to be precise tools to predict stromal bed thickness before enhancement in eyes that had had primary myopic LASIK. This information may help in planning LASIK enhancements.     

Reliability of pachymetric measurements using orbscan after excimer refractive surgery

PURPOSE: To assess the accuracy of pachymetric measurements using Orbscan (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY) after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). DESIGN: Prospective instrument validation study. PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-nine nonoperated normal eyes, 84 eyes after LASIK, and 50 eyes after PRK. INTERVENTION: Laser in situ keratomileusis or PRK. METHODS: Central corneal thickness was measured using ultrasound and Orbscan II. The acoustic factor (AF) was adjusted, based on the results obtained in the normal eye group, to minimize the difference between ultrasound and Orbscan pachymetric values. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Central corneal thickness as measured by Orbscan and ultrasound pachymeter. RESULTS: Using the adjusted AF, which was 0.946, the mean difference between Orbscan and ultrasonic pachymetric measurements was 0 +/- 17, 16 +/- 28, and 68 +/- 39 microm in the normal, LASIK, and PRK groups, respectively. The difference between all groups was statistically significant (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Orbscan pachymetric values may be underestimated and less accurate after LASIK and PRK.