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Preliminary effects of treating the half of high latent hyperopia on refractive and visual results of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis in subjects with hyperopia

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Background

To evaluate the preliminary effects of treating the half of high latent hyperopia on refractive and visual outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in young subjects with hyperopia.

Methods

This non-randomized comparative study includes 120 eyes of 60 subjects who underwent femtosecond LASIK to correct hyperopia. Group 1 (n = 60) includes subjects with ≤ 1D algebraic difference (DRSE) between cycloplegic (CRSE) and manifest (MRSE) refraction spherical equivalents and was treated by entering manifest refraction values. Group 2 includes subjects with > 1D DRSE and was treated by entering the mean manifest and cycloplegic refraction values. Refractive and subjective outcomes obtained at the 1-, 3-, and 6-month postoperative visits were compared.

Results

The mean age of the subjects was 26.2 ± 3.5 and 26.2 ± 5.2 years for Group 1 and Group 2, respectively. The male-to-female ratios were 10/10 in both groups. Demographic values of the groups were similar (p > 0.05). Preoperative MRSE values were similar (p = 0.924), while CRSE and DRSE values were significantly higher in Group 2 (p < 0.001). At the 1- and 3-month postoperative visits, MRSE was higher and uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) was lower in Group 2 (p < 0.001). Subjective visual parameters and quality of vision scores were also worse in Group 2 during these visits (p < 0.001); however, at the 6-month visit, all outcomes for Group 2 improved, and MRSE, UDVA, some subjective visual parameters, and quality of vision scores became similar between groups (p > 0.05).

Conclusion

At the 6-month visit after treating the half of > 1D latent hyperopia with femtosecond LASIK, refractive and visual outcomes like MRSE, UDVA, subjective visual parameters, and quality of vision scores become similar to those obtained in ≤ 1D latent hyperopia.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, TOBB ETU, Ankara, Turkey

    Kemal Ozulken & Tarkan Mumcuoglu

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Hatay State Hospital, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey

    Cagri Ilhan

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA

    Erdem Yuksel

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Ozulken, K., Ilhan, C., Yuksel, E. et al. Preliminary effects of treating the half of high latent hyperopia on refractive and visual results of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis in subjects with hyperopia. Int Ophthalmol 40, 2361–2369 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-020-01421-5

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