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Increased preference of surface ablation over laser in situ keratomileusis between 2008–2011 is correlated to risk of ecatasia
Authors Moisseiev E, Sela T, Minkev L, Varssano D
Received 9 October 2012
Accepted for publication 1 November 2012
Published 10 January 2013 Volume 2013:7 Pages 93—98
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S38959
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Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 4
Elad Moisseiev,1,3 Tzahi Sela,2 Liza Minkev,2 David Varssano1,3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel; 2Care Vision, Tel Aviv, Israel; 3Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Purpose: To evaluate the trends in corneal refractive procedure selection for the correction of myopia, focusing on the relative proportions of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and surface ablation procedures.
Methods: Only eyes that underwent LASIK or surface ablation for the correction of myopia between 2008–2011 were included in this retrospective study. Additional recorded parameters included patient age, preoperative manifest refraction, corneal thickness, and calculated residual corneal bed thickness. A risk score was given to each eye, based on these parameters, according to the Ectasia Risk Factor Score System (ERFSS), without the preoperative corneal topography.
Results: This study included 16,163 eyes, of which 38.4% underwent LASIK and 61.6% underwent surface ablation. The risk score correlated with procedure selection, with LASIK being preferred in eyes with a score of 0 and surface ablation in eyes with a score of 2 or higher. When controlling for age, preoperative manifest refraction, corneal thickness, and all parameters, the relative proportion of surface ablation compared with LASIK was found to have grown significantly during the study period.
Conclusions: Our results indicate that with time, surface ablation tended to be performed more often than LASIK for the correction of myopia in our cohort. Increased awareness of risk factors and preoperative risk assessment tools, such as the ERFSS, have shifted the current practice of refractive surgery from LASIK towards surface ablation despite the former's advantages, especially in cases in which the risk for ectasia is more than minimal (risk score 2 and higher).
Keywords: surface ablation, LASIK, PRK, myopia correction, ectasia
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