Visual outcomes after three different surgical procedures for correction of refractive error in patients with thin corneas

• 作者: Hye Seong Hwang Hyun Jeong Lee Jae-Hyung Kim Seong Jun Lee
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: small incision lenticule extraction thin cornea laser assisted sub-epithelial keratomileusis collagen-cross linking visual acuity MYOPIA
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（6）
• 页码范围: 970-977
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R779.6

摘要

AIM:To investigate and compare the visual and refractive outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction(SMILE),laser assisted sub-epithelial keratomileusis(LASEK),and LASEK combined with corneal collagen cross-linking(LASEKCXL)surgery in patients with less than 500μm of central corneal thickness(CCT).METHODS:The retrospective medical records review was conducted on the patients with CCT less than 500μm treated with SMILE,LASEK,and LASEK-CXL.There was a total of 172 eyes,76 eyes were in the SMILE group,53 eyes in the LASEK group,and 43 eyes in the LASEK-CXL group.Uncorrected distance visual acuity(UDVA),spherical equivalent refraction(SE),and corneal haze were followed up in the three groups for 12 mo.RESULTS:At 12 mo postoperatively,there were no statistically significant differences in UDVA and in the absolute value of SE between the three groups.The predictability within±0.50 D in the SMILE group(85.5%)was significantly higher than in both the LASEK group(64.2%,P<0.01)and the LASEK-CXL group(69.8%,P=0.04).The efficacy index and safety index were not significantly different among the three groups.Corneal haze at 12 mo postoperatively was higher in the LASEK-CXL group(27.9%)than in the SMILE group(2.6%,P<0.01)and in the LASEK group(7.5%,P<0.01).CONCLUSION:In patients with CCT less than 500μm,SMILE,LASEK,and LASEK-CXL appear to be effective for myopic correction.Among them,SMILE surgery shows the highest predictability.