Sub-Bowman keratomileusis versus femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis on the long-term visual recovery: A comparative study

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2023-05
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All India Ophthalmological Society
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Purpose: To explore the long?term visual quality of the same subjects after sub?Bowman keratomileusis (SBK) or femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS?LASIK). Methods: This prospective study included patients screened for corneal refractive surgery at the Refractive Surgery Center of our Hospital between November 2017 and March 2018. One eye underwent SBK, while the other eye underwent FS?LASIK. Total higher?order aberrations, coma aberrations, and clover aberrations were evaluated before and at 1 month and 3 years after the procedure. The visual satisfaction of both eyes was investigated, respectively. The participants completed a surgical satisfaction questionnaire. Results: Thirty?three patients were included. There were no significant differences in total higher?order aberrations, coma aberrations, and clover aberrations between the two procedures before and 1 month and 3 years after surgery (all P > 0.05), except for the total coma aberrations in FS?LASIK were significantly higher compared with the SBK group at 1 month after surgery [0.51 (0.18, 0.93) vs. 0.77 (0.40, 1.22), P = 0.019]. The surgical satisfaction questionnaire scores of the SBK group and the FS?LASIK group were 9.8 ± 0.8 and 9.8 ± 0.8, respectively, at 1 month, and 9.7 ± 0.9 and 9.7 ± 1.0, respectively, at 3 years (all P > 0.05). Conclusion: There were no differences in corneal aberrations and satisfaction between SBK and FS?LASIK procedures at 1 month and 3 years.
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Femtosecond laser, refractive surgery, laser sub?Bowman keratomileusis
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Feng Yi, He Rui, Qu Min, Ma Qiuxia, Tian Huiqin. Sub-Bowman keratomileusis versus femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis on the long-term visual recovery: A comparative study. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 May; 71(5): 1899-1903
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224998
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