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Femtosecond‑LASIK outcomes using the VisuMax®‑MEL® 80 platform for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism refractive surgery

  • Authors:
    • Bogdana Tăbăcaru
    • Horia Tudor Stanca
    • Ruxandra Angela Pîrvulescu
    • Simona Stanca
    • Ciprian Danielescu
    • Mihnea Munteanu
    • Cosmin Roșca
    • Adrian Cosmin Teodoru
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  • Published online on: January 26, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9719
  • Article Number: 288
  • Copyright: © Tăbăcaru et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study evaluated the efficacy, the safety and the predictability of the Femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Femto‑LASIK) procedure for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism. We retrospectively analyzed the postoperative 12‑month evolution of 593 eyes with hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism that underwent Femto‑LASIK treatment. The procedure was predictable and effective. No eye lost 2 lines of corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), demonstrating a safety profile of the procedure. Nine percent of the eyes gained at least one line of CDVA. The accuracy of the spherical equivalent after 12 months was 74% within ±1.0 diopter (D) of emmetropia. The refractive outcomes were stable during the follow‑up period. There were no significant complications during the procedure. Femto‑LASIK using the VisuMax®‑MEL® 80 platform was demonstrated to be a suitable option to correct selected cases of hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism. A longer follow‑up period is required to better assess the refractive results and to detect any further regression.
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Tăbăcaru B, Stanca H, Pîrvulescu R, Stanca S, Danielescu C, Munteanu M, Roșca C and Teodoru A: Femtosecond‑LASIK outcomes using the VisuMax<sup>®</sup>‑MEL<sup>®</sup> 80 platform for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism refractive surgery. Exp Ther Med 21: 288, 2021.
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Tăbăcaru, B., Stanca, H., Pîrvulescu, R., Stanca, S., Danielescu, C., Munteanu, M. ... Teodoru, A. (2021). Femtosecond‑LASIK outcomes using the VisuMax<sup>®</sup>‑MEL<sup>®</sup> 80 platform for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism refractive surgery. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 288. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9719
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Tăbăcaru, B., Stanca, H., Pîrvulescu, R., Stanca, S., Danielescu, C., Munteanu, M., Roșca, C., Teodoru, A."Femtosecond‑LASIK outcomes using the VisuMax<sup>®</sup>‑MEL<sup>®</sup> 80 platform for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism refractive surgery". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.3 (2021): 288.
Chicago
Tăbăcaru, B., Stanca, H., Pîrvulescu, R., Stanca, S., Danielescu, C., Munteanu, M., Roșca, C., Teodoru, A."Femtosecond‑LASIK outcomes using the VisuMax<sup>®</sup>‑MEL<sup>®</sup> 80 platform for hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism refractive surgery". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 3 (2021): 288. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9719