March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
High Frequency Ultrasound (Artemis II), Cornea Tomography (Pentacam HD) And Cornea OCT Clinical Evaluation Of Cornea Stroma And Epithelium Topographic Thickness Post LASIK And PRK
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Susan K. Gelman
    Ophthalmology, New York University, New York, New York
  • Michelle Y. Cho
    Ophthalmology, New York University, New York, New York
  • Ioannis Aslanides
    Ophthalmology, Laservision.gr Institute, Athens, Greece
  • Kyros Moutsouris
    Ophthalmology, Laservision.gr Institute, Athens, Greece
  • Anastasios J. Kanellopoulos
    Ophthalmology, New York University, New York, New York
    Ophthalmology, Laservision.gr Institute, Athens, Greece
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Susan K. Gelman, None; Michelle Y. Cho, None; Ioannis Aslanides, None; Kyros Moutsouris, None; Anastasios J. Kanellopoulos, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 4032. doi:
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      Susan K. Gelman, Michelle Y. Cho, Ioannis Aslanides, Kyros Moutsouris, Anastasios J. Kanellopoulos; High Frequency Ultrasound (Artemis II), Cornea Tomography (Pentacam HD) And Cornea OCT Clinical Evaluation Of Cornea Stroma And Epithelium Topographic Thickness Post LASIK And PRK. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):4032.

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Abstract
 
Purpose:
 

To evaluate the intrinsic epithelial and stromal changes postoperative in LASIK and PRK.

 
Methods:
 

55 consecutive eyes were evaluated with the Artemis II HFU, the Pentacam HD, and the Optovue cornea OCT for topographic cornea thickness with all 3 devices and cornea epithelial topography. In addition, age, UCVA, BSCVA, refraction, cylinder (C), tomography, and endothelial counts were reviewed.

 
Results:
 

There were 28 LASIK cases (group A) and 27 PRK cases (group B) that were studied. There were significant changes between the findings of group A versus group B.The LASIK eyes (group A) demonstated significant epithelial thickness regularity and were uniformly closer to normal than group B: 49um vs 58um. Group B demonstrated a significant difference in tomographic cylinder (IHD:index of height decentration) when compared to group A.

 
Conclusions:
 

Topographic cornea and epithelial thickness imaging shows significant differences when comparing outcomes of LASIK to PRK.

 
Keywords: refractive surgery • topography • cornea: epithelium 
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