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Wavefront-guided epi-LASIK results favorable at 1 year postop

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco — Wavefront-guided epi-LASIK results at 1 year postoperative show the procedure to be safe and effective for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism, according to a surgeon speaking here.

“One year clinical results after epi-LASIK had excellent refractive and visual results, suggesting that it is a safe and efficient method for the correction of low to moderate myopia and myopic astigmatism,” said Vikentia Katsanevaki, here at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Refractive Surgery meeting.

Dr. Katsanevaki’s study included 234 eyes of 138 patients who underwent epi-LASIK for the correction of low to moderate myopia. She reported on 222 eyes that reached the 1-year follow-up point. The procedures were performed using the Norwood EyeCare Centurion SES epikeratome and the WaveLight Allegretto Wave excimer laser system.

Attempted correction ranged from –1.75 D to –7.5 D. One year following treatment, 80% of eyes were within 0.5 D of attempted correction; 90% had clear corneas and 10% had insignificant corneal haze, Dr. Katsanevaki said. Also at 1 year, 60% of eyes had a one-line gain in visual acuity.