Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate posterior corneal surface variation after femtosecond laser-assisted keratomileusis in patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism. Patients were evaluated by corneal tomography preoperatively and at 1, 6, and 12 months. We analyzed changes in the posterior...

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Main Authors: Carlo Cagini, Marco Messina, Marco Lupidi, Francesco Piccinelli, Tito Fiore, Daniela Fruttini, Leopoldo Spadea
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/184850
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description The purpose of this study was to evaluate posterior corneal surface variation after femtosecond laser-assisted keratomileusis in patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism. Patients were evaluated by corneal tomography preoperatively and at 1, 6, and 12 months. We analyzed changes in the posterior corneal curvature, posterior corneal elevation, and anterior chamber depth. Moreover, we explored correlation between corneal ablation depth, residual corneal thickness, percentage of ablated corneal tissue, and preoperative corneal thickness. During follow-up, the posterior corneal surface did not have a significant forward corneal shift: no significant linear relationships emerged between the anterior displacement of the posterior corneal surface and corneal ablation depth, residual corneal thickness, or percentage of ablated corneal tissue.
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spelling doaj-art-1e6da7a80d1e46fba21ee40225a283af2025-08-20T03:54:43ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582015-01-01201510.1155/2015/184850184850Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted KeratomileusisCarlo Cagini0Marco Messina1Marco Lupidi2Francesco Piccinelli3Tito Fiore4Daniela Fruttini5Leopoldo Spadea6Department of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia and S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia and S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia and S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia and S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia and S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 06156 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Economics, Finance and Statistics, University of Perugia, 06156 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnology and Medical-Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 04100 Latina, ItalyThe purpose of this study was to evaluate posterior corneal surface variation after femtosecond laser-assisted keratomileusis in patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism. Patients were evaluated by corneal tomography preoperatively and at 1, 6, and 12 months. We analyzed changes in the posterior corneal curvature, posterior corneal elevation, and anterior chamber depth. Moreover, we explored correlation between corneal ablation depth, residual corneal thickness, percentage of ablated corneal tissue, and preoperative corneal thickness. During follow-up, the posterior corneal surface did not have a significant forward corneal shift: no significant linear relationships emerged between the anterior displacement of the posterior corneal surface and corneal ablation depth, residual corneal thickness, or percentage of ablated corneal tissue.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/184850
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Journal of Ophthalmology
title Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis
title_full Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis
title_fullStr Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis
title_full_unstemmed Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis
title_short Posterior Corneal Surface Stability after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis
title_sort posterior corneal surface stability after femtosecond laser assisted keratomileusis
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