Management of low astigmatism in implantable collamer lens surgery: opposite clear corneal incisions versus toric implantable collamer lens

PURPOSE: To compare 2 techniques to correct low astigmatism during implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery: astigmatic opposite clear corneal incisions (OCCIs) and toric ICL (T-ICL). SETTING: Arruzafa Ophthalmological Hospital, Cordoba, Spain. DESIGN: Randomized prospective comparative study. METHODS: The study comprised 152 myopic eyes undergoing ICL surgery. Patients were separated into 2 groups: Group 1 (57 patients; 76 eyes) received a spherical ICL with OCCIs and Group 2 (53 patients; 76 eyes) received a T-ICL. The inclusion criteria were refractive astigmatism up to 1.50 diopters (D), regular corneal astigmatism up to 2.00 D (Sim K, Pentacam), and agreement between the refractive and topographic corneal cylinders (discrepancies less than 30 degrees axis or 0.50 D). The outcomes were evaluated after a 1-month follow-up. RESULTS: The T-ICL group achieved a mean postoperative spherical equivalent refraction and refractive astigmatism of -0.04 ± 0.17 D and -0.03 ± 0.12 D, respectively, vs -0.14 ± 0.33 D and -0.20 ± 0.36 D, in the OCCI group ( P < .001). Postoperative refractive astigmatism of less than 0.25 D was achieved in 94.74% of cases in the T-ICL group vs 73.68% in the OCCI group. Undercorrection of corneal astigmatism occurred in the OCCI group with a surgically induced astigmatism of 0.48 ± 0.24 D and correction index = 0.46. CONCLUSIONS: Both the T-ICL and OCCI techniques provided excellent results in terms of safety and efficacy. T-ICL surgery was shown to be more predictable and accurate for correcting low astigmatism with a lower postoperative spherical equivalent and less residual astigmatism compared to incisional management

Aberrometric, Keratometric, and Visual Outcomes After Trans-Epithelial Topography-Guided Phototherapeutic Keratectomy for the Treatment of Irregular Corneas

Purpose: To assess the safety, aberrometric and keratometric changes, and stability of transepithelial topography-guided phototherapeutic keratectomy (TE-TG-PTK) with mitomycin C (MMC) using the ALLEGRO Topolyzer platform for the treatment of irregular astigmatism. Methods: This is a retrospective case series including 57 eyes that underwent TE-TG-PTK + MMC using the ALLEGRO Topolyzer platform for the treatment of irregular astigmatism. CDVA, manifest refraction (MR), keratometry readings, and aberrometry readings were analyzed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results: Causes of corneal irregularity included non-infectious leucoma (n=23), infectious leucoma (n=7), adenoviral keratitis (n=20), corneal haze (n=2), post-penetrant keratoplasty (PKP) (n=1), and others (n=4). Overall, 76% of the eyes (n=40) gained lines of vision; patients gained 1, and 2 or more lines of vision in 76%, and 38% of cases, respectively. Only 1 patient (2%) lost 5 lines of vision. Mean preoperative CDVA (LogMAR) was 0.37 ±0.31 and improved to 0.14 ±0.18 (p<0.001) at final follow-up (12 months). CDVA remained unchanged in 10 eyes (21%). No significant changes were observed in mean keratometry (Kmean) and keratometric astigmatism readings. Regarding aberrometry, only changes in coma proved to be significant 6 months after surgery (P<0.01). No intraoperative/postoperative complications were reported. Conclusion: At final follow-up, significant improvements were observed in CDVA and coma. TE-TG-PTK + MMC proved to be an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of corneal irregular astigmatism due to several causes

Early patient-reported outcomes of cataract surgery with implantation of the trifocal liberty 677MY intraocular lens: A pilot study

Purpose: To report our first clinical and patient-reported outcomes in the early postoperative period with a new model of trifocal diffractive intraocular lens (IOL). Methods: Pilot prospective analysis of the results of 26 eyes of 13 patients (age, 44–79 years) undergoing cataract surgery with implantation of the trifocal diffractive IOL Liberty 677MY (Medicontur Medical Engineering Ltd., Zsámbék, Hungary). The following clinical outcomes were evaluated during the first postoperative month: measurement of distance, intermediate and near visual acuity, binocular defocus curve, and level of spectacle independence, patient satisfaction, perception of photic phenomena, and difficulty in performing several vision-related daily tasks by means of a questionnaire. Results: Mean binocular LogMAR uncorrected distance, intermediate and near visual acuities were −0.03 ± 0.13, 0.21 ± 0.16, and 0.16 ± 0.09, respectively. Furthermore, 100.0%, 84.6% and 92.3% of patients achieved a binocular corrected distance, distance-corrected intermediate and distance-corrected near visual acuity of 20/32 or better, respectively. In the defocus curve, visual acuities were better than 0.2 logMAR for defocus levels between +1.00 and −3.00 D. Spectacle independence was referred by all patients, with any of them reporting dissatisfaction with the outcome of the surgery. The postoperative vision did not lead to difficulties in the daily life in 92.3% of patients. Bothersome halos, glare or starbursts were only reported by only 7.7% of patients. Conclusions: The trifocal IOL evaluated provides a successful visual rehabilitation with minimal photic phenomena associated, leading to high levels of spectacle independence and patient satisfaction

Visual Performance, Satisfaction, and Spectacle Independence after Implantation of a New Hydrophobic Trifocal Intraocular Lens

The main objective was to evaluate distance, intermediate, and near vision in patients who have undergone cataract extraction with bilateral implantation of a new trifocal diffractive intraocular lens (IOL), along with patient-reported outcomes (PRO). A total of 50 eyes from 25 patients after AsqelioTM Trifocal IOL (AST Products, Inc., Billerica MA, USA) implantation were assessed in this study. At 3 months after surgery, the photopic visual acuity (VA) at distance, intermediate, and near distances was measured. Binocular photopic defocus curves were also obtained. Three questionnaires to assess patients&rsquo; visual satisfaction and spectacle dependence, among other items, were completed: the Catquest-9SF, the patient-reported spectacle independence questionnaire (PRSIQ), and the patient-reported visual symptoms questionnaire (PRVSQ). The average spherical equivalent was 0.21 &plusmn; 0.37 D at 3 months post-operation, and the average absolute tolerance to defocus was 3.64 &plusmn; 0.70 D. The mean binocular uncorrected VAs for distance, intermediate, and near vision were &minus;0.02 &plusmn; 0.09, 0.06 &plusmn; 0.08, and 0.11 &plusmn; 0.07 logMAR, respectively. The best-corrected VA was better than 0.1 logMAR for the whole range from distance to near. PROs revealed spectacle independence and general satisfaction with vision, and the incidence of photic phenomena were low. This study shows that the new bi-aspheric diffractive trifocal IOL provides a good visual performance at different distances under photopic conditions, accompanied by patient satisfaction and spectacle independence

Registro Español de Reparación Valvular 2014

Introducción y objetivos: El Grupo de Trabajo en Reparación Valvular de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Torácica y Cardiovascular presenta el cuarto Registro anual de actividad en cirugía reparadora de las válvulas mitral, aórtica y tricúspide realizada en España durante el año 2014. Material y métodos: La recogida de datos se realizó mediante cuestionario on-line, de forma retrospectiva, voluntaria, anónima y no auditada. Se detalla la actividad reparadora y de recambio valvular por grupos. En el grupo mitral se clasificaron las intervenciones de acuerdo con su etiología y se recogieron como variables mortalidad y riesgo quirúrgico, tanto en el grupo total como en pacientes electivos. Resultados: Veintisiete centros participaron en la elaboración de registro. El 70% aportó datos sobre mortalidad. El número de procedimientos de reparación global fue del 22% (36,6% mitrales, 3,5% aórticas y 92,5% tricúspides). La cirugía mitral reparadora fue posible en el 60% de las valvulopatías degenerativas, isquémicas y funcionales, y solo en el 2,8% de las reumáticas. La mortalidad global fue del 1,95%. El porcentaje de reparaciones aórticas oscila por grupos entre el 0 y el 48%. La cirugía reparadora tricúspide se mantiene en cifras similares a años previos. Las técnicas miniinvasivas fueron empleadas en el 3,4% de las cirugías mitrales y el 11,8% de las aórticas. Conclusiones: La actividad reparadora valvular mitral está actualmente consolidada en España, siendo especialmente infrecuente cuando la etiología de la valvulopatía es reumática. La cirugía reparadora aórtica difiere mucho entre grupos y parece encontrarse estabilizada