March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
Update on the Outcome of Femtosecond Laser Penetrating Keratoplasty Performed with a Zig-Zag Incision
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Garrick Chak
    Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Matthew Wade
    Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Ken Y. Lin
    Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Marjan Farid
    Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Sumit Garg
    Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Roger F. Steinert
    Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Garrick Chak, None; Matthew Wade, None; Ken Y. Lin, None; Marjan Farid, None; Sumit Garg, None; Roger F. Steinert, Abbott Medical Optics, Inc (C)
  • Footnotes
    Support  None
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 6057. doi:
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      Garrick Chak, Matthew Wade, Ken Y. Lin, Marjan Farid, Sumit Garg, Roger F. Steinert; Update on the Outcome of Femtosecond Laser Penetrating Keratoplasty Performed with a Zig-Zag Incision. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):6057.

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Abstract
 
Purpose:
 

To provide an update on evaluating visual outcome as well as astigmatism in patients who had femtosecond laser penetrating keratoplasty performed with a zig-zag incision.

 
Methods:
 

Retrospective study at a single center referral academic practice with up to 3-year followup. Candidates for full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty were selected. All cases were performed using the femtosecond laser zigzag pattern and closed with a 24-bite running nylon suture technique. Outcome measures included manifest refractive astigmatism, topographic astigmatism, corrected visual acuity (CVA), and recovery of full visual potential.

 
Results:
 

A total of 144 eyes from 129 patients, age 19 to 94 years, were included in this study. Manifest refractive astigmatism remained < 3.62 diopters throughout 3-year followup after post-op month 1, with 2.78 D (SE +/- 0.171) at post-op month 3 and 2.52 D (SE +/- 0.574) at post-op year 2.5. For topographic astigmatism, mean simulated keratometry measurement appeared to plateau starting at 3 months post-operatively (3.31 D, SE +/- 0.292), with 3.86 D (SE +/- 0.86) at post-op month 2.5. CVA continued to improve steadily during 3-year followup, with logMAR 0.347 (SE +/- 0.0245) at post-op month 3, logMAR 0.283 (SE +/- 0.026) at post-op month 9, logMAR 0.298 (SE +/- 0.047) at post-op year 2, and logMAR 0.281 (SE +/- 0.0684) at post-op year 2.5. Patients with potential CVA judged to be better than logMAR 0.30 preoperatively attained CVA of logMAR 0.238 (SE +/- 0.024) at the one-year mark and a CVA of logMAR 0.221 (SE +/- 0.74) at the 2.5 year mark, while patients with potential CVA worse than logMAR 0.30 attained CVA of logMAR 0.561 (SE +/- 0.072) at the one year mark and a CVA of logMAR 0.541 (SE +/- 0.361) at the 2.5 year mark.

 
Conclusions:
 

Using the femtosecond laser to generate a zig-zag-shaped incision for corneal transplantation yields consistent results, rapid recovery, relatively low astigmatism, and promising postoperative visual outcome.

 
Keywords: transplantation • astigmatism • laser 
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