Six modes of corneal topography for evaluation of ablation zones after small-incision lenticule extraction and femtoseco
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Six modes of corneal topography for evaluation of ablation zones after small-incision lenticule extraction and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis Hua Li 1,2 & Yusu Peng 2 & Min Chen 2 & Le Tian 2 & Dewei Li 2 & Feifei Zhang 2 Received: 20 September 2019 / Revised: 27 March 2020 / Accepted: 1 April 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the ablation zone diameter (AZD) using six modes of corneal topography after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) for myopia and to compare the programmed and postoperative AZDs Methods This retrospective comparative study included 86 right eyes in 86 patients who underwent SMILE or FS-LASIK at the Shandong Eye Institute between June 2016 and August 2017. Data were collected preoperatively and at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively using the Pentacam system. The AZD was determined using six modes of corneal topography: postoperative axial curvature topography (PACT), postoperative tangential curvature topography (PTCT), difference-axial curvature topography (DACT), difference-tangential curvature topography (DTCT), postoperative front elevation topography (PFET), and difference-corneal thickness topography (DCTT). The difference between the programmed and postoperative AZDs was compared between the groups of two surgical procedures. Results At 3 months, the AZDs measured by PTCT, DTCT, and PFET after SMILE showed a significant decrease, while the AZD by DACT revealed an increase (P < 0.001), and the AZDs measured by PACT, PTCT, DACT, DTCT, PFET, and DCTT after FS-LASIK were all significantly decreased (P < 0.001), as compared with the programmed ablation zone values. The AZDs measured by DACT and DTCT after 3 months were larger in the SMILE group (P < 0.001); likewise, the differences between the programmed and postoperative AZDs were lower in the SMILE group (P < 0.001). Furthermore, PACT, PTCT, DACT, DTCT, and PFET indicated acceptable inter-observer reliability (ICC > 0.75). Conclusions In the treatment of myopia, the achieved topographic ablation zones after FS-LASIK were smaller than the theoretically designed ones. The AZDs after SMILE were larger than those after FS-LASIK, with an equivalent programmed value. The DACT may be more suitable for measuring postoperative ablation zones in clinic with clearer borders and favorable repeatability. This method may be potential for the measurement of ablation zones and further research on the visual quality after refractive surgery. Keywords Ablation zone . FS-LASIK . SMILE . Corneal topography
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* Min Chen [email protected] 1
Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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