Use of large optical zones with the LADARVision laser for myopia and myopic astigmatism |
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Authors: | Nepomuceno Richard L Boxer Wachler Brian S Sato Michelle Scruggs Ryan |
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Institution: | Boxer Wachler Vision Institute, 465 N. Roxbury Drive, Suite 902, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA. |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: To analyze the visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and target deviations of patients who underwent laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for spherical and astigmatic myopia with up to 8.0-mm laser optical zones. DESIGN: A retrospective noncomparative interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred fifty-two eyes of 186 patients in a refractive surgery practice. METHODS: Chart review of consecutive patients who underwent LASIK for spherical and astigmatic myopia with the Autonomous LADARVision excimer laser. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The preoperative and the 3-month postoperative visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, as well as the target deviation, were assessed for each eye. The change in best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), best spectacle-corrected contrast sensitivity (BSCCS), and target deviation were analyzed by size of optical zone. RESULTS: For spherical myopes, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/20 or better in 55.7% of eyes. The mean deviation from target was -0.19 +/- 0.64 diopters (D), with 75.3% within +/-0.50 D of the target. None of the eyes lost more than two lines of BSCVA. A loss of three or more patches (levels) of BSCCS was seen in 2.7% of eyes, whereas a loss of four or more patches of BSCCS was seen in 1.1%. For astigmatic myopes, UCVA was 20/20 or better in 61.9% of eyes. The mean deviation from target was -0.17 +/- 0.55 D, with 67.5% within +/-0.50 D of the target. No eye lost more than two lines of BSCVA. A loss of three or more patches of BSCCS was seen in 4.3% of eyes, whereas a loss of four or more patches of BSCCS was seen in 1.2%. CONCLUSIONS: Larger optical diameters did not adversely affect BSCVA and BSCCS. Postoperative target deviation with the nomogram used was accurate with larger optical zones. |
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