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Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes
Visual rehabilitation after a keratoplasty is often compromised due to high amounts of residual astigmatism. Femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FLAK) is gaining popularity in decreasing this astigmatism. Though one set of two incisions suffices in most cases, sometimes the treatment p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35887985 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144221 |
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author | Levinger, Nadav Levinger, Shmuel Erdinest, Nir Achiron, Asaf London, Naomi Trivizki, Omer Levinger, Eliya Barequet, Irina S. |
author_facet | Levinger, Nadav Levinger, Shmuel Erdinest, Nir Achiron, Asaf London, Naomi Trivizki, Omer Levinger, Eliya Barequet, Irina S. |
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description | Visual rehabilitation after a keratoplasty is often compromised due to high amounts of residual astigmatism. Femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FLAK) is gaining popularity in decreasing this astigmatism. Though one set of two incisions suffices in most cases, sometimes the treatment proves insufficient and additional treatment is required. This case series evaluates the outcomes in patients who underwent two consecutive FLAK sets to correct post-keratoplasty residual astigmatism. All repeated FLAK cases performed on post-keratoplasty eyes were reviewed in a high-volume clinic as a non-comparative retrospective case series. The data extracted include the procedure parameters, time between procedures, refraction including sphere, astigmatism, spherical equivalent (SE), and uncorrected and best-spectacle-corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA, BSDVA, respectively). Eleven eyes of eleven patients aged 25.5 ± 10 treated with more than one FLAK procedure were identified. The average follow-up time was 6 months after the first FLAK and 24 ± 10 months after the second. The second FLAK was performed six months after the first. The preoperative mean astigmatism was −9.59 ± 2.36 D. At the final follow-up, the mean astigmatism decreased to −5.38 ± 1.79 D (p = 0.001). Repeated FLAK procedures achieved a significant and stable reduction of astigmatism in post-keratoplasty eyes. This procedure shows safety and effectivity in these complex eyes and may prevent the need for a further keratoplasty. |
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spelling | pubmed-93162332022-07-27 Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes Levinger, Nadav Levinger, Shmuel Erdinest, Nir Achiron, Asaf London, Naomi Trivizki, Omer Levinger, Eliya Barequet, Irina S. J Clin Med Article Visual rehabilitation after a keratoplasty is often compromised due to high amounts of residual astigmatism. Femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FLAK) is gaining popularity in decreasing this astigmatism. Though one set of two incisions suffices in most cases, sometimes the treatment proves insufficient and additional treatment is required. This case series evaluates the outcomes in patients who underwent two consecutive FLAK sets to correct post-keratoplasty residual astigmatism. All repeated FLAK cases performed on post-keratoplasty eyes were reviewed in a high-volume clinic as a non-comparative retrospective case series. The data extracted include the procedure parameters, time between procedures, refraction including sphere, astigmatism, spherical equivalent (SE), and uncorrected and best-spectacle-corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA, BSDVA, respectively). Eleven eyes of eleven patients aged 25.5 ± 10 treated with more than one FLAK procedure were identified. The average follow-up time was 6 months after the first FLAK and 24 ± 10 months after the second. The second FLAK was performed six months after the first. The preoperative mean astigmatism was −9.59 ± 2.36 D. At the final follow-up, the mean astigmatism decreased to −5.38 ± 1.79 D (p = 0.001). Repeated FLAK procedures achieved a significant and stable reduction of astigmatism in post-keratoplasty eyes. This procedure shows safety and effectivity in these complex eyes and may prevent the need for a further keratoplasty. MDPI 2022-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9316233/ /pubmed/35887985 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144221 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Levinger, Nadav Levinger, Shmuel Erdinest, Nir Achiron, Asaf London, Naomi Trivizki, Omer Levinger, Eliya Barequet, Irina S. Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes |
title | Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes |
title_full | Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes |
title_fullStr | Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes |
title_full_unstemmed | Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes |
title_short | Repeated Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomies in Post-Keratoplasty Eyes |
title_sort | repeated femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomies in post-keratoplasty eyes |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35887985 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11144221 |
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