Dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis with femtosecond laser and mechanical keratome
Dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis with femtosecond laser and mechanical keratome
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.03.035
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发表时间:
2011-08-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Manche, Edward E.
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作者:
Golas, Liliya;Manche, Edward E.
PURPOSE: To prospectively compare dry-eye symptoms after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with mechanical keratome created flaps and femtosecond laser keratome created flaps.SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial.METHODS: Fellow eyes were prospectively randomized to the mechanical keratome group and femtosecond laser keratome group. Patients had wavefront-guided LASIK using a mechanical keratome in 1 eye and a femtosecond laser keratome in the fellow eye. They completed dry-eye questionnaires preoperatively and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. The effect of laser ablation depth, sex, age, and flap thickness on dry-eye symptoms was also analyzed.RESULTS: The study enrolled 51 patients. There was no statistically significant change in dry-eye symptoms except in the femtosecond group 1 month postoperatively (mean increase 1.08) (P=.03). There were no significant differences in symptoms between the 2 groups (P=.7). The dry-eye score was 1.3 points lower in women than in men (P=.01). Central ablation depth, flap thickness, and age did not significantly affect the reported dryness.CONCLUSION: There appeared to be no statistically significant difference in self-reported dry-eye symptoms between the mechanical keratome group and the femtosecond laser keratome group.