April 2010
Volume 51, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2010
Correction of Irregular Astigmatism in Post Transplanted Corneas With Topography Based Photorefractive Keratectomy (Topolink)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • G. B. Macedo
    Ophtalmology, Federal Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • R. M. Hazarbassanov
    Ophtalmology, Federal Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • E. Martinez
    Ophtalmology, Federal Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • A. L. Hofling-Lima
    Ophtalmology, Federal Univ. of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  G.B. Macedo, None; R.M. Hazarbassanov, None; E. Martinez, None; A.L. Hofling-Lima, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2010, Vol.51, 4215. doi:
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      G. B. Macedo, R. M. Hazarbassanov, E. Martinez, A. L. Hofling-Lima; Correction of Irregular Astigmatism in Post Transplanted Corneas With Topography Based Photorefractive Keratectomy (Topolink). Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010;51(13):4215.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To evaluate the changes on visual acuity of patients with corneal transplants (PKP), who undergone photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) based on topography (Topolink) with mitomycin C (MMC).

Methods: : This is a case series study of 12 ammetropic patients (-8.75 to 3.25D) with penetrating corneal transplant due to keratoconus (9), corneal dystrophy (2) and leukoma (1) with astigmatism (-7.75 to -4.25 D) who undergone PRK with MMC. The corneal topography of all patients was measured using a Pentacam (Oculus, Germany), a Shack-Hartmann type wavefront analyzer (Schwind Ocular Wavefront Analyzer) and Placido-based topography (Corneal Wavefront Analyzer, Schwind eye-tech-solutions GmbH, Germany), pre-operatively and 6 months post-operatively.

Results: : Six months after topography assisted PRK with MMC, best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) of 20/20 or better was achieved on 45.55% of the eyes, compared to 10 % of the eyes before the surgery (p=0.0893, Χ2 test). At this period, only one patient had lost of lines of BSCVA 20/20 to 20/50, while one line or more of BSCVA were gained in all of the others (p=0.00814; Student paired t test). There was significant reduction of astigmatism (-5.52±1.28D) compared to pre operative (-3.00±1.64D) (mean, t test p=0.0004). Central corneal thickness also was significantly reduced 6 months post Topolink (mean, t test p=0.001).

Conclusions: : 6 months post surgery BSCVA improved significantly, there was gain of lines and reduction of astigmatism and corneal thickness. Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) with topography based (Topolink) with MMC might be a better alternative for correction of irregular astigmatism post PKP.

Keywords: transplantation • astigmatism • refractive surgery: PRK 
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