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To investigate the safety, efficacy, and stability of transepithelial PRK performed with the LaserSoft solid-state 210 nm photorefractive laser platform

Poster Details

First Author: A.Nagpal INDIA

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

To investigate the safety, efficacy, and stability of Trans Epithelial PRK performed with LaserSoft solid-state 210 nm photorefractive laser platform after 9 months follow up.

Setting:

Wavelase Eye Centre , Ahmedabad, India

Methods:

The all-solid-state, Q-switched, frequency-shifted laser (LaserSoft; Katana Technologies, Berlin, Germany) with a Gaussian spot diameter of 0.2 mm and repetition rate of 2 kHz was used. Nineteen eyes of ten patients were treated with Transepithelial PRK. The mean outcome measures were uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), corneal topography, corneal endothelial specular microscopy and corneal transparency. All patients were evaluated at 1, 3, 6, and 9 months postoperatively.

Results:

At 9 month follow-up no eye lost lines of BSCVA and UCVA improved in all eyes. All eyes were within 1.00 diopters (D) and 15 eyes were within 0.50 D of emmetropia.

Conclusions:

Clinical results at 9 months were promising, with good safety profile, efficacy, and stability of the visual and refractive outcome.

Financial Disclosure:

None