May 2007
Volume 48, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2007
Long-Term Effect of Laser Refractive Surgery on Keratocyte Density
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • E. J. Winter
    Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
  • C. B. Nau
    Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
  • J. W. McLaren
    Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
  • J. C. Erie
    Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
  • S. V. Patel
    Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
  • W. M. Bourne
    Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships E.J. Winter, None; C.B. Nau, None; J.W. McLaren, None; J.C. Erie, None; S.V. Patel, None; W.M. Bourne, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support NIH Grant EY02037, Research to Prevent Blindness
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2007, Vol.48, 5323. doi:
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      E. J. Winter, C. B. Nau, J. W. McLaren, J. C. Erie, S. V. Patel, W. M. Bourne; Long-Term Effect of Laser Refractive Surgery on Keratocyte Density. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007;48(13):5323.

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Abstract
 
Purpose:
 

To measure changes in keratocyte density seven years after laserin situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy(PRK).

 
Methods:
 

Sixteen eyes of 11 subjects received LASIK and 18 eyes of 12subjects received PRK to correct myopia or myopic astigmatism.Corneas were examined by confocal microscopy before and at 6months, 1, 3, 5, and 7 years after surgery. A custom automatedprogram objectively identified bright objects (presumed to bekeratocyte nuclei) in confocal images and calculated keratocytedensity in anterior to posterior stromal layers. Differencesbetween preoperative and postoperative cell densities were comparedby using paired t-tests with Bonferroni correction for fivecomparisons. Minimum detectable differences (MDD, α=0.01, ß=0.20)were calculated for non-significant differences.

 
Results:
 

After LASIK, keratocyte density decreased to 71%, 68%, and 83%of preoperative density in the anterior flap, posterior flap,and anterior retro-ablation zone, respectively, by 1 year andthereafter remained decreased through 7 years. After PRK, keratocytedensity decreased to 74% of preoperative density in the anterior10% of the stroma by 1 year and thereafter remained decreasedthrough 7 years.

 
Conclusions:
 

Keratocyte density remains decreased in the anterior stromathrough seven years after LASIK or PRK. The effect of long-termkeratocyte deficits is unknown.Keratocyte Density after LASIK(mean ± SD [MDD])KeratocyteDensity after PRK (mean ± SD [MDD]) 

 

 
Keywords: cornea: stroma and keratocytes • refractive surgery • microscopy: confocal/tunneling 
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