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Purpose: To validate a new methodology to evaluate the impact of astigmatism in pseudophakia using an astigmatic defocus curve. Setting: Hospital Oftalmológico de Brasilia, Brazil. Design: Non-randomized cohort study. Methods: For every point of the defocus curve, from -2.00 to +3.00 with 0.50D intervals, visual acuity was assessed with optically induced astigmatism (0.50D, 1.00D and 1.50D at 90 and 180 degrees) in pseudophakic patients implanted with a refractive-enhanced intraocular lens. Results: Twelve patients were analyzed. A statistically significant difference was found between the 90° (ATR) and 180°(WTR) axis with 1.50D astigmatism, providing better visual acuity in ATR astigmatism (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This new methodology is reproducible, useful and may predict residual astigmatism tolerance in pseudophakic patients, which may help with surgery planning and IOL decision-making.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate residual refractive astigmatism using the Panacea and enVista toric calculators, compared to the gold-standard Barrett toric calculator. DESIGN: A retrospective and comparative study was conducted in one center. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of all patients with a diagnosis of senile cataracts and regular corneal astigmatism, without previous corneal or intraocular surgery, who underwent phacoemulsification with implantation of a toric intraocular lens, who had pre- and postoperative corneal topography, biometry, and refraction measurements. RESULTS: The frequency of preoperative astigmatism according to the axis was 70 (84%) eyes showing with-the-rule (WTR) astigmatism, 9 (14%) eyes with against-the-rule (ATR) astigmatism, and 1 (2%) eye with oblique astigmatism. Regarding astigmatism prediction errors, there were statistically significant differences between the enVista and Panacea calculators (median of 0.39, 0.18, and 0.52 for Barrett, enVista, and Panacea, respectively). The residual astigmatism prediction error centroid was similar for the Barrett and enVista toric calculators, and both were lower compared to the Panacea calculator (x-component p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The enVista toric calculator incorporating the Emmetropia Verifying Optical (EVO) toric calculator provides similar results to the gold-standard Barrett calculator.
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PURPOSE: Ocular residual astigmatism (ORA) is defined as the difference between refractive astigmatism and anterior corneal astigmatism. A high ORA may be correlated with poorer results in patients undergoing corneal-based laser surgery. Is a high baseline refractive error related to a higher degree of ORA? METHODS: This was a retrospective analytical study including 181 right eyes of an equal number of refractive surgery candidates. Manifest subjective refraction was measured, along with a Pentacam AXL Wave corneal tomography. Via a vector analysis with this methodology, subjective cylinder was translated into the corneal plane and a vectorial subtraction was performed in order to measure ORA. Spearman's rank order test, one-way ANOVA and Chi-square were used to determine whether different levels of baseline refractive error correlate with different levels of ORA. RESULTS: Mean age was 28.33 ± 4.71 years with a female preponderance (65.7%). Mean ORA was 0.74 ± 0.39 D, with 33.1% of eyes having an ORA ≥ 0.90 D. There was not a correlation between ORA and level of myopia (rho = - 0.022; p = 0.764), nor between ORA and spherical equivalent (rho = 0.009; p = 0.903). Refractive astigmatism did not demonstrate to be correlated with ORA level either (rho = 0.078; p = 0.329). One-way ANOVA tests failed to demonstrate an association between different classifications of refractive error and level of ORA. CONCLUSIONS: In the studied population, ORA is not correlated with baseline refractive error. Every patient presenting for possible corneal-based laser refractive surgery should be evaluated for a possible high level of ORA, irrespective of their baseline ametropia level.
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Astigmatismo , Ceratomileuse Assistida por Excimer Laser In Situ , Humanos , Feminino , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Astigmatismo/diagnóstico , Astigmatismo/cirurgia , Acuidade Visual , Estudos Retrospectivos , Topografia da Córnea/métodos , Refração Ocular , Córnea/cirurgiaRESUMO
OBJETIVO: Evaluar la seguridad y la eficacia del tratamiento con láser in situ keratomileusis en pacientes con defectos residuales posqueratotomía radial. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de tipo prospectivo longitudinal a 55 ojos de 31 pacientes con miopía y/o astigmatismo residuales posqueratotomía radial reoperados con láser in situ keratomileusis en el Servicio de Cirugía Refractiva del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer desde enero a junio del 2007. En la selección de los pacientes, se utilizaron estrictos criterios de inclusión y exclusión utilizándose las variables: error refractivo residual en equivalente esférico medio, la agudeza visual sin corrección y la mejor agudeza visual corregida preLASIK y posLASIK, así como las complicaciones transoperatorias y postoperatorias. El seguimiento promedio de los pacientes fue de 12 ± 3 meses. RESULTADOS: El equivalente esférico posLASIK disminuyó notablemente en el primer día del posoperatorio y se mantuvo estable en la última consulta. La agudeza visual sin corrección posLASIK fue 1,0 (20/20) en 22 ojos (40 por ciento) y > 0,5 (20/40) en 44 ojos (80 por ciento). En 11 ojos (20 por ciento), la mejor agudeza visual corregida mejor 1 línea en la cartilla de Snellen. Se presentó como complicación intraoperatoria un ojo con perforación central del flap corneal y dentro de las complicaciones postoperatorias se reportaron detritus y restos hemáticos en la interfase en 2 ojos, pliegues finos del colgajo en un solo ojo y epitelización de la interfase fuera del eje visual igualmente, en un solo ojo. CONCLUSIONES: El Láser in situ keratomileusis puede ser usado exitosamente en la corrección de la miopía y el astigmatismo posqueratotomía radial en casos debidamente seleccionados
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and the efficacy of the Laser in Situ Keratomileusis treatment in patients with residual defects after radial keratotomy. METHODS: A prospective, longitudinal and descriptive study was performed in 55 eyes from 31 patients with residual myopia and/or astigmatism after radial keratotomy, who were re-operated on using Laser in situ keratomileusis at Refractive Surgery Service of Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from January to June 2007. Strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to select the patients, on the basis of following variables: residual refractive errors in average spheral equivalent, visual acuity without correction and best visual acuity with correction before and after LASIK as well as the transoperative and postoperative complications. The average follow-up period were 12 ± 3 months. RESULTS: The spheral equivalent after LASIK was substantially reduced in the first day of the postoperative phase and kept stable in the last appointment with the specialist. The visual acuity without correction after LASIK was 1,0 (20/20) in 22 eyes (40 percent) and > 0,5 (20/40) in 44 eyes (80 percent). In eleven eyes (20 percent), the best corrected visual acuity improved by one line in the Snellen´s chart. The transoperative complication was found in one eye with central corneal flap perforation whereas the reported postoperative complications were detritus and hematic remains in the interphase in 2 eyes, fine foldings of the flap in one eye and epithelization of the interphase out of the visual axis also in one eye. CONCLUSIONS: The Laser in situ keratomileusis can be used successfully to correct myopia and astigmatism after radial keratotomy in duly selected cases