TY - JOUR
T1 - Femtosecond laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) yields better results than transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (Trans-PRK) for correction of low to moderate grade myopia
AU - Gershoni, Assaf
AU - Reitblat, Olga
AU - Mimouni, Michael
AU - Livny, Eitan
AU - Nahum, Yoav
AU - Bahar, Irit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (Trans-PRK) with femtosecond laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) for the correction of low to moderate myopia. Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was used. The study group included patients with myopia less than −6.0 D, with or without concomitant astigmatism under 2.0 D, who were treated with FS-LASIK or Trans-PRK in 2013 through 2014. Background, clinical and outcome data were collected from the patient files. A comparison between eyes treated with FS-LASIK or Trans-PRK was performed. Results: The Trans-PRK group was comprised of 1793 eyes and the FS-LASIK group of 666 eyes. Mean ± SD spherical equivalent (SE) refraction prior to surgery was −3.43 ± 1.27 D in the Trans-PRK group and −3.18 ± 1.34 D in the FS-LASIK group (p < 0.001). Efficacy index values were 0.95 ± 0.14 in the Trans-PRK group and 0.98 ± 0.12 in the FS-LASIK group (p < 0.001), and corresponding safety index values were 0.96 ± 0.13 and 0.99 ± 0.12 (p < 0.001). Distance from target refraction was 0.45 ± 0.42 D in Trans-PRK group and 0.43 ± 0.38 D in the FS-LASIK group (p = 0.537); 71.6% and 74.2% of eyes were within ±0.5 D of attempted correction, respectively (p = 0.193) Conclusions: Both Trans-PRK and FS-LASIK demonstrated excellent results, mostly comparable with the current literature. FS-LASIK achieved better results than Trans-PRK surgery in the efficacy and safety parameters.
AB - Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (Trans-PRK) with femtosecond laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) for the correction of low to moderate myopia. Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was used. The study group included patients with myopia less than −6.0 D, with or without concomitant astigmatism under 2.0 D, who were treated with FS-LASIK or Trans-PRK in 2013 through 2014. Background, clinical and outcome data were collected from the patient files. A comparison between eyes treated with FS-LASIK or Trans-PRK was performed. Results: The Trans-PRK group was comprised of 1793 eyes and the FS-LASIK group of 666 eyes. Mean ± SD spherical equivalent (SE) refraction prior to surgery was −3.43 ± 1.27 D in the Trans-PRK group and −3.18 ± 1.34 D in the FS-LASIK group (p < 0.001). Efficacy index values were 0.95 ± 0.14 in the Trans-PRK group and 0.98 ± 0.12 in the FS-LASIK group (p < 0.001), and corresponding safety index values were 0.96 ± 0.13 and 0.99 ± 0.12 (p < 0.001). Distance from target refraction was 0.45 ± 0.42 D in Trans-PRK group and 0.43 ± 0.38 D in the FS-LASIK group (p = 0.537); 71.6% and 74.2% of eyes were within ±0.5 D of attempted correction, respectively (p = 0.193) Conclusions: Both Trans-PRK and FS-LASIK demonstrated excellent results, mostly comparable with the current literature. FS-LASIK achieved better results than Trans-PRK surgery in the efficacy and safety parameters.
KW - Corneal procedures for myopia
KW - complications of refractive surgery
KW - corneal optics
KW - laser biophysics
KW - optics/refraction/instruments
KW - refractive surgery
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U2 - 10.1177/1120672120980346
DO - 10.1177/1120672120980346
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C2 - 33307790
AN - SCOPUS:85097544883
SN - 1120-6721
VL - 31
SP - 2914
EP - 2922
JO - European Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - European Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 6
ER -