FemtoLASIK After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FemtoLASIK) to correct the residual refractive error after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods: This case series study included 7 eyes that underwent FemtoLASIK after a DMEK surg...

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Autores: Fernández Vega-Cueto, Luis, Lisa Fernández, Carlos, Naveiras, Miguel, Madrid Costa, David, Alfonso, José F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/6000
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6000
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:617.713-089
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FemtoLASIK
DMEK
Cirugía
Oftalmología
Óptica geométrica e instrumental
Láseres
3213 Cirugía
3201.09 Oftalmología
2209.06 Óptica geométrica
2209.10 Láseres
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Sumario:Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FemtoLASIK) to correct the residual refractive error after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods: This case series study included 7 eyes that underwent FemtoLASIK after a DMEK surgery. The refractive error, uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuities, corneal topography (Sirius, CSO, Italy), and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (Visante, Carl Zeiss-Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) were registered at each postoperative follow-up visit. Results: All surgeries were uneventful, with no intraoperative or postoperative complications. The follow-up time after DMEK (before FemtoLASIK surgery) ranged from 18 to 36 months. The post-FemtoLASIK follow-up period ranged from 12 to 60 months. All cases experienced a significant improvement in UDVA after FemtoLASIK, all of them reaching a postoperative UDVA value ≥20/32. None of the eyes lost lines of CDVA, and 1 case showed a gain of lines of CDVA. In all cases, the refractive error, UDVA, and CDVA values remained stable at their respective postoperative follow-up visits. Furthermore, all topographic and pachymetric parameters were stable at the different postoperative follow-up visits. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the residual refractive error after DMEK surgery can be safely and effectively treated with FemtoLASIK.