Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose: To evaluate the Visual and Refractive outcomes of Photorefractive Keratectomy(PRK) in Patients with Hyperopia and Hyperopic-astigmatismMethods: This meta-analysis followed the PRISMA statement. Literature search of databases including PubMed, web of science, Scopus, Medline, Cochrane librar...

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Main Authors: Samira Hassanzadeh, Firouzeh Fereydouni, Elham Bakhtiari
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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description Purpose: To evaluate the Visual and Refractive outcomes of Photorefractive Keratectomy(PRK) in Patients with Hyperopia and Hyperopic-astigmatismMethods: This meta-analysis followed the PRISMA statement. Literature search of databases including PubMed, web of science, Scopus, Medline, Cochrane library and Google-Scholar was done to find relevant published articles about outcomes of PRK surgery for hyperopic and compound hyperopic-astigmatism. The search was conducted with no time or language restriction; and was updated until 31th December 2023. Open Meta Analyst software was used for data analysis. The combined effect of continuous data was presented by mean difference and 95 % confidence interval (CI).Results: A total of 750 eyes from 481 patients (49.5 % female and 50.5 % male) were analyzed. The postoperative improvement in UCVA(uncorrected visual acuity), SE(spherical equivalent) and cylindrical power in these samples were statistically significant(P = 0.001). The overall incidence of corneal haze was 32.5 %(95 % CI:[26.5 %, 38.4 %]).Conclusions: The Visual and Refractive outcomes of PRK in Patients with Hyperopia and Hyperopic-astigmatism are satisfactory, but its 32.5 % haze incidence is significantly higher than in myopic PRK and Trans-PRK(trans-epithelial PRK), raising safety concerns. Further research is needed to reduce haze and enhance outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-95d48a24802b4bc48df1fb2c7dc3c2652025-08-20T02:57:46ZengElsevierPhotodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy1572-10002025-06-015310460410.1016/j.pdpdt.2025.104604Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysisSamira Hassanzadeh0Firouzeh Fereydouni1Elham Bakhtiari2Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University Of Medical Science, Mashhad, , IranDepartment of Optometry, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University Of Medical Science, Mashhad, , Iran; Corresponding author: in Optometry, Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University Of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranPurpose: To evaluate the Visual and Refractive outcomes of Photorefractive Keratectomy(PRK) in Patients with Hyperopia and Hyperopic-astigmatismMethods: This meta-analysis followed the PRISMA statement. Literature search of databases including PubMed, web of science, Scopus, Medline, Cochrane library and Google-Scholar was done to find relevant published articles about outcomes of PRK surgery for hyperopic and compound hyperopic-astigmatism. The search was conducted with no time or language restriction; and was updated until 31th December 2023. Open Meta Analyst software was used for data analysis. The combined effect of continuous data was presented by mean difference and 95 % confidence interval (CI).Results: A total of 750 eyes from 481 patients (49.5 % female and 50.5 % male) were analyzed. The postoperative improvement in UCVA(uncorrected visual acuity), SE(spherical equivalent) and cylindrical power in these samples were statistically significant(P = 0.001). The overall incidence of corneal haze was 32.5 %(95 % CI:[26.5 %, 38.4 %]).Conclusions: The Visual and Refractive outcomes of PRK in Patients with Hyperopia and Hyperopic-astigmatism are satisfactory, but its 32.5 % haze incidence is significantly higher than in myopic PRK and Trans-PRK(trans-epithelial PRK), raising safety concerns. Further research is needed to reduce haze and enhance outcomes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025001322PRKPhotoreractivekeratectomyHyperopiaHyperopic-astigmatismRefractive errorRefractive surgery
spellingShingle Samira Hassanzadeh
Firouzeh Fereydouni
Elham Bakhtiari
Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
PRK
Photoreractivekeratectomy
Hyperopia
Hyperopic-astigmatism
Refractive error
Refractive surgery
title Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic-astigmatism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort visual and refractive outcomes of photorefractive keratectomy in hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism a systematic review and meta analysis
topic PRK
Photoreractivekeratectomy
Hyperopia
Hyperopic-astigmatism
Refractive error
Refractive surgery
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025001322
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