May 2004
Volume 45, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2004
Correlation between change in keratometry and refractive ablation in LASIK patients
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • A. Gant
    Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
  • A. Ratanasit
    Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
  • D. Bogorad
    Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
  • B. Ambati
    Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  A. Gant, None; A. Ratanasit, None; D. Bogorad, None; B. Ambati, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2004, Vol.45, 209. doi:
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      A. Gant, A. Ratanasit, D. Bogorad, B. Ambati; Correlation between change in keratometry and refractive ablation in LASIK patients . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004;45(13):209.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To determine the relationship between the attempted refractive ablation and the change in keratometry for eyes undergoing laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using the flying spot laser. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 41 eyes of 21 patients undergoing LASIK at the Medical College of Georgia from September 2002 through August 2003. Only eyes with a planned post–operative spherical equivalent of plano were used. The Zeiss Humphrey Systems Automated Topographer was used for keratometry measurements. Results: Laser in situ keratomileusis was performed on 41 eyes of 21 patients with a mean age of 40.1 years old (range 20 to 61 years old) using the Alcon Ladarvision 4000. Thirty–nine eyes had a pre–operative myopic spherical equivalent with an average of –4.90 D (range –9.50 to –1.75 D and standard deviation 2.05). The 2 hyperopic eyes had an average spherical equivalent of 1.69 D (1.625 and 1.750 D with standard deviation of 0.09). The average pre–operative keratometry was 44.85 D (range 43.00 to 47.25 D). The average change in keratometry was 3.13 D (range –7.38 to 2.19 D), and the change in keratometry per diopter sphere refractive ablation was 0.63 with a standard deviation of 0.20. Conclusions: The coupling relationship between the change in keratometry and the attempted refractive ablation for the flying spot laser was found to be 0.63 with a standard deviation of 0.20.

Keywords: laser • refractive surgery: LASIK 
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