Background The recent studies have shown that visual performance might be affected by the ocular aberration after the corneal refractive surgery, and try to minimize it. This study was to investigate the effects of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) on the higher order of wavefront aberration and analysis of their characteristics. Method This prospective study involved 32 eyes with similar refractive powers (-5.0 D to -6.0 D preoperatively). LASIK and PRK were performed with the same parameters of 6 mm diameter optical zone and 7 mm diameter transition zone ablation. Wavefront aberrations were tested using a ray tracing technique preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively. Three measurements were obtained for each condition; the root mean squared wavefront error (RMS), values for overall wavefront aberrations and each order of the Zernike aberrations were analyzed using the Matlab software. The 2-tailed t test was used for statistical analysis. Results Overall higher order aberrations were increased from (0.550.26) µm preoperatively to (0.930.37) µm for PRK and (0.790.38) µm for LASIK postoperatively. This was a 1.69 fold increase in the PRK group (t=3.95, P<0.001) and a 1.43 fold increase in the LASIK group (t=2.60, P<0.05). At 3 months, the mean RMS value for higher-order (3rd to 6th) were significantly increased compared with the corresponding preoperative values (P<0.05). The fourth order aberrations, spherical like aberration, were dominant by a 2.64 fold in PRK and a 2.31 fold in LASIK. Different influences of the PRK group and LASIK group were shown in the various zernike components. The statistically significant differences were seen in C40, C4+4, C5+1, C5+3, C5+5 and C6+2 of the PRK group and C3-3, C40, C5-5, C5+5, C6-2 of the LASIK group, which represents a 7.42, 3.58, 9.21, 2.72 and 5.3 fold increases in PRK group, and 6.40, 10.80, 11.06, 3.47 and 6.09 fold increases in LASIK group, respectively. C3-3 in LASIK was higher and C5+1 and C5+3 were lower than those in the PRK group. C40 (spherical aberration) values were similar between PRK and LASIK, however, C3-1 and C31 (coma) in LASIK were higher than those in PRK, but these differences are of no statistical significance. Conclusions PRK and LASIK may increase ocular higher-order aberrations, but they both have their own features. The difference between the two types of surgery may be correlated with the change of the corneal shape, the conversion of biodynamics, the healing of the corneal cut, and re-structured corneal epithelium and/or the stroma.
Objective To reconfirm the association of KPNB3 with schizophrenia in Chinese population. Methods Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs2588014 and rs626716 at the KPNB3 locus, were genotyped in 304 Chinese Han family trios consisting of fathers, mothers, and affected offsprings with schizophrenia. These 2 SNPs were detected by PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for genotypic distributions was estimated by the goodness-of-fit test. The UNPHASED program was used to perform transmission disequilibrium test (TDT), haplotype analysis, and pair-wise measure of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between these 2 SNPs. Results The genotypic distributions of both rs2588014 and rs626716 were in the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.05). The TDT revealed allelic association with rs626716 (χ2 =9.31, P=0.0023) but not with rs2588014 (χ2 =3.44, P=0.064). The global P-value was 0.0099 for 100 permutations. The haplotype analysis also showed a disease association (χ2 =25.97, df=3, P=0.0000097). Conclusion The present study provides further evidence in support of the KPNB3 association with schizophrenia in Chinese population. 相似文献
Objective To evaluate the effects of preoperative soft contact lens (SCL) wear on higher-order aberrations(HOAs)correction after wavefront-guided and conventional laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).Methods A prospective randomized double-masked comparative study was conducted in 180 eyes of 90 patients scheduled for LASIK, including 92 eyes of 46 patients with previous SCL wear. The patients were divided into four groups: no SCL-conventional group, SCL-conventional group, no SCL-wavefront group and SCL-wavefront group. Preoperative and postoperative examinations included uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), contrast sensitivity and HOAs.Results The UCVA and BSCVA were 20/20 in all patients at 6 months postoperatively. And 36.3%, 22.7%, 18.1% and 35.4% gained one line or more of BSCVA in no SCL-wavefront group, SCL-wavefront group, no SCL-conventional group and SCL-conventional group, respectively. Both the safety index and efficacy index surpassed one in 4 groups and were highest in no SCL-wavefront group. The increase in root-mean-square (RMS) values of HOAs was significantly lower in no SCL-wavefront group and higher in SCL-wavefront group. At 6 months postoperatively, the increase in RMS of HOAs (RMSh) were 0.67, 1.58, 1.17 and 1.28 in no SCL-wavefront group, SCL-wavefront group, no SCL-conventional group and SCL-conventional group, respectively.Conclusion Preoperative contact lens wear has significant influence on the efficacy of HOAs correction in wavefront-guided LASIK. Patients with contact lens wear preoperatively should be cautious when scheduled for wavefront-guided LASIK. 相似文献