Pain, wound healing and refractive comparison of mechanical and transepithelial debridement in photorefractive keratectomy for myopia: Results of 1 year follow-up

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 420-426

  Celik, Ugur ^a   Bozkurt, Ercüment ^b   Celik, Burcu ^b   Demirok, Ahmet ^c   Yilmaz, Omer F ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cornea; LASER; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL HAZE; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; EYE PAIN; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; MYOPIA; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSEPITHELIAL PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; WOUND HEALING; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, SUBEPITHELIAL, LASER-ASSISTED; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84922707787     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: 14765411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Ghadhfan F., Al-Rajhi A., Wagoner M.D. LASER in situ keratomileusis versus surface ablation visual outcomes and complications. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007, 33(December (12)):2041-2048.
2. Binder P.S. Analysis of ectasia after LASER in situ keratomileusis: risk factors. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007, 33(September (9)):1530-1538.
3. Comaish I.F., Lawless M.A. Progressive post-LASiK keratectasia: biomechanical instability or chronic disease process?. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002, 28(12):2206-2213.
4. Leaming D.V. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members - 1998 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg 1999, 25:851-859.
5. Leaming D.V. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members - 1999 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000, 26:913-921.
6. Leaming D.V. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members - 2000 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001, 27:948-955.
7. Leaming D.V. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members - 2001 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002, 28:1681-1688.
8. Leaming D.V. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members - 2002 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg 2003, 29:1412-1420.
9. Leaming D.V. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members - 2003 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg 2004, 30:892-900.
10. Sandoval H.p., De Castro L.e., Vroman D.t., Solomon K.d. Refractive Surgery Survey 2004. J Cataract Refract Surg 2005, 31(Jan (1)):221-233.
11. Teus M.A., de Benito-Llopis L., Alió J.L. Mitomycin C in corneal refractive surgery. Surv Ophthalmol 2009, 54(July-August (4)):487-502.
12. Shortt A.J., Bunce C., Allan B.D. Evidence for superior efficacy and safety of LASIK over photorefractive keratectomy for correction of myopia. Ophthalmology 2006, 113(November (11)):1897-1908.
13. Gimbel H.V., Penno E.E., van Westenbrugge J.A., Ferensowicz M., Furlong M.T. Incidence and management of intraoperative and early postoperative complications in 1000 consecutive laser in situ keratomileusis cases. Ophthalmology 1998, 105(Oct (10)):1839-1847. discussion 1847-8.
14. Randleman J.B., Russell B., Ward M.A., Thompson K.P., Stulting R.D. Risk factors and prognosis for corneal ectasia after LASIK. Ophthalmology 2003, 110(Feb (2)):267-275.
15. Stulting R.D., Carr J.D., Thompson K.P., Waring G.O.3rd, Wiley W.M., Walker J.G. Complications of laser in situ keratomileusis for the correction of myopia. Ophthalmology 1999, 106(Jan (1)):13-20.
16. Lin R.T., Maloney R.K. Flap complications associated with lamellar refractive surgery. Am J Ophthalmol 1999, 127:129-136.
17. Tham V.M., Maloney R.K. Microkeratome complications of LASER in situ keratomileusis. Ophthalmology 2000, 107:920-924.
18. Jacobs J.M., Taravella M.J. Incidence of intraoperative flap complications in LASER in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002, 28:23-28.
19. Seiler T., Koufala K., Richter G. Iatrogenic keratectasia after LASER in situ keratomileusis. J Refract Surg 1998, 14:312-317.
20. Geggel H.S., Talley A.R. Delayed onset keratectasia following LASER in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 1999, 25:582-586.
21. Amoils S.P., Deist M.B., Gous P., Amoils P.M. Iatrogenic keratectasia after LASER in situ keratomileusis for less than -4.0 to -7.0 diopters of myopia. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000, 26:967-977.
22. Pallikaris I.G., Kymionis G.D., Astyrakakis N.I. Corneal ectasia induced by LASER in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001, 27:1796-1802.
23. Blake C.R., Cervantes-Castañeda R.A., Macias-Rodríguez Y., Anzoulatous G., Anderson R., Chayet A.S. Comparison of postoperative pain in patients following photorefractive keratectomy versusadvanced surface ablation. J Cataract Refract Surg 2005, 31(July (7)):1314-1319.
24. Gartry D.S., Kerr Muir M.G., Marshall J. Photorefractive keratectomy with an argon fluoride excimer LASER: a clinical study. Refract Corneal Surg 1991, 7:420-435.
25. O'Brart D.P., Gartry D.S., Lohmann C.P., Muir M.G., Marshall J. Excimer LASER photorefractive keratectomy for myopia: comparison of 4.00- and 5.00-millimeter ablation zones. J Refract Corneal Surg 1994, 10(Mar-Apr (2)):87-94.
26. Brunette I., Gresset J., Boivin J.F., Pop M., Thompson P., Lafond G.P., et al. Functional outcome and satisfaction after photorefractive keratectomy. Part 2: survey of 690 patients. Ophthalmology 2000, 107(Sep (9)):1790-1796.
27. Reynolds A., Moore J.E., Naroo S.A., Moore C.B., Shah S. Excimer LASER surface ablation - a review. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2010, 38(March (2)):168-182.
28. Huang D., Arif M. Spot size and quality of scanning LASER correction of higher-order wavefront aberrations. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002, 28:407-416.
29. Arba-Mosquera S., Merayo-Lloves J., de Ortueta D. Clinical effects of pure cyclotorsional errors during refractive surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008, 49:4828-4836. Available at: http://www.iovs.org/cgi/reprint/49/11/4828 [accessed 17.03.10].
30. Bueeler M., Mrochen M. Simulation of eye-tracker latency, spot size, and ablation pulse depth on the correction of higher order wavefront aberrations with scanning spot LASER systems. J Refract Surg 2005, 21:28-36.
31. Epstein D., Fagerholm P., Hamberg-Nyström H., Tengroth B. Twenty-four-month follow-up of excimer LASER photorefractive keratectomy for myopia. Refractive and visual acuity results. Ophthalmology 1994, 101(September (9)):1558-1563. discussion 1563-4.
32. Camellin M., Arba Mosquera S. Simultaneous aspheric wavefront-guided transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy and phototherapeutic keratectomy to correct aberrations and refractive errors after corneal surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg 2010, 36:1173-1180.
33. Pedrotti E., Sbabo A., Marchini G. Customized transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy for iatrogenic ametropia after penetrating or deep lamellar keratoplasty. J Cataract Refract Surg 2006, 32:1288-1291.
34. Jain V.K., Abell T.G., Bond W.I., Stevens G. Immediate transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy for treatment of LASER in situ keratomileusis flap complications. J Refract Surg 2002, 18:109-112.
35. Clinch T.E., Moshirfar M., Weis J.R., Ahn C.S., Hutchinson C.B., Jeffrey J.H. Comparison of mechanical and transepithelial debridement during photorefractive keratectomy. Ophthalmology 1999, 106(March (3)):483-489.
36. Lee H.K., Lee K.S., Kim J.K., Kim H.C., Seo M.R., Kim E.W. Epithelial healing and clinical outcomes in excimer LASER photorefractive surgery following three epithelial removal techniques: mechanical, alcohol, and excimer LASER. Am J Ophthalmol 2005, 139:56-63.
37. Kanitkar K.D., Camp J., Humble H., Shen D.J., Wang M.X. Pain after epithelial removal by ethanol-assisted mechanical versus transepithelial excimer LASER debridement. J Refract Surg 2000, 16:519-522.
38. Ghadhfan F., Al-Rajhi A., Wagoner M.D. LASER in situ keratomileusis versus surface ablation: visual outcomes and complications. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007, 33:2041-2048.
39. Fadlallah A., Fahed D., Khalil K., Dunia I., Menassa J., El Rami H., et al. Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy: clinical results. J Cataract Refract Surg 2011, 37(October (10)):1852-1857. [Epub 2011 August 15].
40. Lee J.B., Seong G.J., Lee J.H., Seo K.Y., Lee Y.G., Kim E.K. Comparison of LASER epithelial keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy for low to moderate myopia. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001, 27(Apr (4)):565-570.
41. Litwak S., Zadok D., Garcia-de Quevedo V., Robledo N., Chayet A.S. Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy versus photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of myopia. A prospective comparative study. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002, 28(Aug (8)):1330-1333.
42. Kim W.-J., Shah S., Wilson S.E. Differences in keratocyte apoptosis following transepithelial and LASER-scrape photorefractive keratectomy in rabbits. J Refract Surg 1998, 14:526-533.
43. Helena M.C., Baerveldt F., Kim W.J., Wilson S.E. Keratocyte apoptosis after corneal surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998, 39(February (2)):276-283.
44. Muller-Pedersen T., Cavanagh H.D., Petroll W.M., Jester J.V. Corneal haze development after PRK is regulated by volume of stromal tissue removal. Cornea 1998, 17:627-639.
45. Gallagher E.J., Bijur P.E., Latimer C., Silver W. Reliability and validity of a visual analogue scale for acute abdominal pain in the ED. Am J Emerg Med 2002, 20:287-290.
46. DeLoach L.J., Higgins M.S., Caplan A.B., Stiff J.L. The visual analog scale in the immediate postoperative period; intrasubject variability and correlation with a numeric scale. Anesth Analg 1998, 86:102-106.
47. Yu C.B.O., Wong V.W.Y., Fan D.S., Yip W.W., Lam D.S. Comparison of lidocaine 2% gel versus amethocaine as the sole anesthetic agent for strabismus surgery. Ophthalmology 2003, 110(Jul (7)):1426-1429.
48. Li R.T., Lai J.S., Ng J.S., Law R.W., Lau E.M., Lam D.S. Efficacy of lignocaine 2% gel in chalazion surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 2003, 87(Feb (2)):157-159.
49. Weaver C.S., Rusyniak D.E., Brizendine E.J., Abel S., Somerville G.G., Howard J.D., et al. A prospective, randomized, double blind comparison of buffered versus plain tetracaine in reducing the pain of topical ophthalmic anesthesia. Ann Emerg Med 2003, 41(June (6)):827-831.
50. Paik H.J., Ahn Y.M. Measurement of acute pain after eye surgery in children. Korean J Ophthalmol 2002, 16(December (2)):103-109.
51. Torres L.F., Sancho C., Tan B., Padilla K., Schanzlin D.J., Chayet A.S. Early postoperative pain following Epi-LASIK and photorefractive keratectomy: a prospective, comparative, bilateral study. J Refract Surg 2007, 23(February (2)):126-132.
52. Kanitkar K.D., Camp J., Humble H., Shen D.J., Wang M.X. Pain after epithelial removal by ethanol-assisted mechanical versus transepithelial excimer LASER debridement. J Refract Surg 2000, 16(September-October (5)):519-522.