Refractive versus corneal changes after photorefracive keratectomy for astigmatism.

نویسندگان

  • N A Alpins
  • G C Tabin
  • L M Adams
  • G F Aldred
  • D G Kent
  • H R Taylor
چکیده

PURPOSE To define measures of assessing success and subsequent ways to improve excimer laser treatment of astigmatism. METHODS We studied 97 eyes of 79 patients, followed for 12 months, that underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia and astigmatism with a VISX 20/20 excimer laser. Preoperative spherical equivalent refraction at the corneal plane was between -1.00 and -15.00 D. Mean preoperative refractive astigmatism at the spectacle plan was -2.17 +/- 1.05 D (range, -1.25 to -6.00 D), which is -1.81 +/- 0.86 D (range -1.04 to -4.97 D) when calculated at the corneal plane. All patients were examined before and after surgery; examination included refraction, keratometry, and topography measurement. RESULTS The success in treatment of astigmatism appeared measurably less than the treatment of sphere when analogous indices were used for assessment. Success in astigmatism surgery improved, as measured by all parameters, after an additional 20% was applied to astigmatism treatment magnitude indicated by the VISX computer algorithm. The sequential modes of treatment undercorrected astigmatism magnitude to a greater extent than elliptical, but equivalent success rates were present in view of the greater astigmatic changes attempted using the sequential mode. The elliptical mode tended to produce a greater undercorrection of associated sphere (p = 0.313). Results measured by refraction showed a larger change than those measured by topography and keratometry. CONCLUSION During PRK with the VISX 20/20 laser, adjustment for undercorrection of astigmatism treatment achieves a fuller correction of astigmatism. When measuring astigmatic changes, results are different when comparing refractive astigmatism changes with corneal astigmatism changes measured by keratometry and topography.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of refractive surgery

دوره 14 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998