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One-year eye-to-eye comparison of wavefront-guided versus wavefront-optimized laser in situ keratomileusis in hyperopes
Authors Sáles C, Manche E
Received 27 June 2014
Accepted for publication 5 August 2014
Published 12 November 2014 Volume 2014:8 Pages 2229—2238
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S70145
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Review by Single anonymous peer review
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Scott Fraser
Christopher S Sáles, Edward E Manche
Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Background: To compare wavefront (WF)-guided and WF-optimized laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in hyperopes with respect to the parameters of safety, efficacy, predictability, refractive error, uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected distance visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and higher order aberrations.
Methods: Twenty-two eyes of eleven participants with hyperopia with or without astigmatism were prospectively randomized to receive WF-guided LASIK with the VISX CustomVue S4 IR or WF-optimized LASIK with the WaveLight Allegretto Eye-Q 400 Hz. LASIK flaps were created using the 150-kHz IntraLase iFS. Evaluations included measurement of uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected distance visual acuity, <5% and <25% contrast sensitivity, and WF aberrometry. Patients also completed a questionnaire detailing symptoms on a quantitative grading scale.
Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the groups for any of the variables studied after 12 months of follow-up (all P>0.05).
Conclusion: This comparative case series of 11 subjects with hyperopia showed that WF-guided and WF-optimized LASIK had similar clinical outcomes at 12 months.
Keywords: wavefront, hyperopic, LASIK
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