Comparison of the Femtosecond Laser and Mechanical Keratome for Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
Comparison of the Femtosecond Laser and Mechanical Keratome for Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
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DOI:
10.1001/archopht.126.11.1484
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发表时间:
2008-11-01
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通讯作者:
Manche, Edward E.
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作者:
Chan, Annie;Ou, Judy;Manche, Edward E.
Objective: To compare clinical outcomes between fellow eyes randomized to femtosecond laser-created flaps (femtosecond group) or mechanical keratome-created flaps (mechanical group) during wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis.Design: Prospective, randomized, comparative clinical study.Main Outcome Measures: Efficacy, safety, predictability, stability, changes in corneal optical aberrations, and low-contrast visual acuity before and 1 week and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery.Results: Forty-three patients underwent evaluation in this study. One month after surgery, the mean (SD) spherical equivalent was -0.15 (0.30) diopters (D) for the femtosecond group and -0.12 (0.29) D for the mechanical group (differences were not statistically significant). Twelve months after surgery, 39 eyes (98%) in the femtosecond group had uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better compared with 37 (95%) in the mechanical group. The femtosecond group had fewer high-order, spherical, and coma aberrations and more trefoil aberrations than the mechanical group at 1 month (P=.55), 3 months (P=.05), 6 months (P=.33), and 12 months (P=.48) after surgery. At 25% contrast, the femtosecond group had gains at 1 month (P=.01) and 6 months (P=.008) after surgery.Conclusion: Twelve months after keratomileusis, clinical outcomes were similar for both groups.