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. 2020 Jun;68(6):1028-1031.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1580_19.

Ectasia after keratorefractive surgery: Analysis of risk factors and treatment outcomes in the Indian population

B Soundarya  1 , Gitansha Shreyas Sachdev  1 , Shreyas Ramamurthy  1 , Ramamurthy Dandapani  1
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Ectasia after keratorefractive surgery: Analysis of risk factors and treatment outcomes in the Indian population

B Soundarya et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the risk factors in eyes developing ectasia following keratorefractive procedures. In addition, the study assessed visual outcomes following various treatment modalities for ectasia.

Methods: In this retrospective study, data of patients who underwent keratorefractive procedures, presenting to the refractive services of a tertiary eye care hospital in South India between January 2016 and May 2019 was analyzed. Of these, the eyes that developed ectasia were noted and the possible risk factors were determined. Visual outcomes following treatment with corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) with or without intracorneal ring segment implantation (ICRS) or topography-guided corneal ablation (T-PRK) were analyzed.

Results: Forty eyes of 26 patients developed ectasia following keratorefractive procedures, with a mean interval of 73.1± 45.4 months between primary procedure and ectasia development. Of these, 14 patients had bilateral presentation. Identifiable risk factors included ablation depth > 75 μm (59.25%), percentage of tissue altered (PTA) > 40% (48.14%), residual stromal bed < 300 μm (22.22%), mean refractive spherical equivalent > 8 D (25.92%), inferior-superior (I-S) asymmetry > 1.4D (7.40%), central corneal thickness (CCT) < 500 μm (7.40%), Belin Ambrosio Display (BAD) > 2.5 (7.40%), posterior float elevation maximum ≥18 μm (3.70%), and pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD; 3.70%).

Conclusion: Our study shows that only 70% of the eyes demonstrated an identifiable risk factor for the development of ectasia. Ablation depth of > 75 μm and the PTA > 40% were the most common risk factors. Treatment following CXL with ICRS or T-PRK demonstrated significantly better visual outcomes in comparison with CXL alone.

Keywords: Ectasia; keratorefractive surgery; laser vision correction.

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Preoperative corneal tomography (a) and Belin Ambrosio Display (b) of a 27-year-old who underwent femtosecond-assisted LASIK correction for a refractive error of −2.75D sphere with −1.25D cylinder *140 degrees (c) demonstrates corneal ectasia at the 3-year follow-up visit
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