Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening

Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical profile of patients who underwent refractive surgery screening. Method: Medical records of patients who sought consult for refractive surgery from January 2010 to December 2014 at a refractive center were reviewed and analyzed. The preoperative...

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Main Authors: Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, Erwin E. Camus, MD, Mark Christian R. Rivera, MD, Dennis C. Vizconde, MD, Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD, Niccolo Zandro R. Valencia, MD
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Published: Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology 2015-12-01
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Online Access:https://paojournal.com/index.php/pjo/article/view/164
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author Robert Edward T. Ang, MD
Erwin E. Camus, MD
Mark Christian R. Rivera, MD
Dennis C. Vizconde, MD
Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD
Niccolo Zandro R. Valencia, MD
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Erwin E. Camus, MD
Mark Christian R. Rivera, MD
Dennis C. Vizconde, MD
Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD
Niccolo Zandro R. Valencia, MD
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description Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical profile of patients who underwent refractive surgery screening. Method: Medical records of patients who sought consult for refractive surgery from January 2010 to December 2014 at a refractive center were reviewed and analyzed. The preoperative clinical conditions, optical characteristics of myopes and hyperopes, refractive screening tests, and causes for disqualification were determined. Results: A total of 1215 patients who sought consult for refractive surgery had a mean age of 36.45 ± 11.60 years. Seven hundred ten (58.44%) were females and 860 (70.78%) were Filipinos. Nine hundred eighty eight (81%) were myopes. The mean manifest refractive spherical equivalent (MRSE) for myopic patients was -4.41D±2.98 with mean uncorrected distance vision (UCDVA) of 20/400 (logMAR 1.26) and mean best-corrected distance vision (BCDVA) of 20/20 (logMAR 0.02). For hyperopic patients, the mean MRSE was +1.33D±3.76 with mean UCDVA of 20/40 (logMAR 0.33) and mean BCDVA of 20/20 (logMAR 0.001). Reasons for disqualification from undergoing a refractive procedure included thin cornea (5.27%), irregular corneal topography (2.39%), steep cornea (0.78%), high refractive errors (0.41%), optic nerve (0.41%), and retina (0.25%) pathologies. Conclusion: Patients who underwent screening for refractive surgery were young, mostly female, with myopic refractive errors. LASIK remained the most popular refractive surgery procedure.
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spelling doaj-art-a1f7735b10c247089d13e0822f54ea9f2025-08-20T02:41:20ZengPhilippine Academy of OphthalmologyPhilippine Journal of Ophthalmology0031-76592015-12-014026471164Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery ScreeningRobert Edward T. Ang, MD0Erwin E. Camus, MD1Mark Christian R. Rivera, MD2Dennis C. Vizconde, MD3Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD4Niccolo Zandro R. Valencia, MD5Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Greenhills, San Juan; Asian Eye Institute, Rockwell, MakatiCardinal Santos Medical Center, Greenhills, San JuanAsian Eye Institute, Rockwell, MakatiAsian Eye Institute, Rockwell, MakatiAsian Eye Institute, Rockwell, MakatiAsian Eye Institute, Rockwell, MakatiObjective: To describe the demographic and clinical profile of patients who underwent refractive surgery screening. Method: Medical records of patients who sought consult for refractive surgery from January 2010 to December 2014 at a refractive center were reviewed and analyzed. The preoperative clinical conditions, optical characteristics of myopes and hyperopes, refractive screening tests, and causes for disqualification were determined. Results: A total of 1215 patients who sought consult for refractive surgery had a mean age of 36.45 ± 11.60 years. Seven hundred ten (58.44%) were females and 860 (70.78%) were Filipinos. Nine hundred eighty eight (81%) were myopes. The mean manifest refractive spherical equivalent (MRSE) for myopic patients was -4.41D±2.98 with mean uncorrected distance vision (UCDVA) of 20/400 (logMAR 1.26) and mean best-corrected distance vision (BCDVA) of 20/20 (logMAR 0.02). For hyperopic patients, the mean MRSE was +1.33D±3.76 with mean UCDVA of 20/40 (logMAR 0.33) and mean BCDVA of 20/20 (logMAR 0.001). Reasons for disqualification from undergoing a refractive procedure included thin cornea (5.27%), irregular corneal topography (2.39%), steep cornea (0.78%), high refractive errors (0.41%), optic nerve (0.41%), and retina (0.25%) pathologies. Conclusion: Patients who underwent screening for refractive surgery were young, mostly female, with myopic refractive errors. LASIK remained the most popular refractive surgery procedure.https://paojournal.com/index.php/pjo/article/view/164refractive surgeryscreeninglasikphotorefractive keratectomysupracorphakic iol
spellingShingle Robert Edward T. Ang, MD
Erwin E. Camus, MD
Mark Christian R. Rivera, MD
Dennis C. Vizconde, MD
Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD
Niccolo Zandro R. Valencia, MD
Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening
Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology
refractive surgery
screening
lasik
photorefractive keratectomy
supracor
phakic iol
title Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening
title_full Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening
title_fullStr Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening
title_full_unstemmed Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening
title_short Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients who Underwent Refractive Surgery Screening
title_sort demographic and clinical profile of patients who underwent refractive surgery screening
topic refractive surgery
screening
lasik
photorefractive keratectomy
supracor
phakic iol
url https://paojournal.com/index.php/pjo/article/view/164
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