Reading performance after implantation of a small-aperture corneal inlay for the surgical correction of presbyopia: Two-year follow-up
Reading performance after implantation of a small-aperture corneal inlay for the surgical correction of presbyopia: Two-year follow-up
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.10.044
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发表时间:
2011-03-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Grabner, Guenther
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作者:
Dexl, Alois K.;Seyeddain, Orang;Grabner, Guenther
PURPOSE: To evaluate the change in reading-performance parameters after implantation of the Kamra small-aperture intracorneal inlay over a 2-year follow-up.SETTING: University Eye Clinic, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.DESIGN: Cohort study.METHODS: This study comprised naturally emmetropic presbyopic patients. Bilateral reading acuity, reading distance, reading speed, and the smallest log-scaled sentence were evaluated in a standardized testing procedure using the Salzburg Reading Desk. The minimum postoperative follow-up was 24 months.RESULTS: The study enrolled 32 patients. The reading desk results showed a significant improvement in each parameter tested. After a mean follow-up of 24.2 months +/- 0.8 (SD), the mean reading distance changed from the preoperative value of 48.1 +/- 5.5 cm to 38.9 +/- 6.3 cm (P < .0001), the mean reading acuity at best distance improved from 0.3 +/- 0.14 logRAD to 0.24 +/- 0.11 logRAD (P < .000001), and the mean reading speed increased from 142 +/- 13 words per minute (wpm) to 149 +/- 17 wpm (P = .029). One patient lost 1 line, and 1 patient had no change. The improvement was up to 6 log-scaled lines (mean improvement 2.7 +/- 1.6 lines) in the other 30 patients.CONCLUSIONS: After implantation of the small-aperture intracorneal inlay, there was an improvement in all tested reading performance parameters in emmetropic presbyopic patients; the improvement was the result of an increased depth of field. These 2-year results indicate that the inlay is an effective treatment for presbyopia.