| Abstract: | 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. |
