Research Article

Management of Corneal Ectasia after LASIK with Phototherapeutic Keratectomy Combined with Photorefractive Keratectomy and Collagen Cross-Linking

Table 1

Preoperative and postoperative patient data for visual acuity, refraction, keratometry, CCT, and endothelial cell density.

Preop6 month postop12 month postop24 month postop

LogMar UDVA0.838 ± 0.6530.594 ± 0.5820.494 ± 0.5020.450 ± 0.444
LogMar CDVA0.413 ± 0.4060.331 ± 0.610.337 ± 0.3180.313 ± 0.069
Cylinder value (D)4.156 ± 1.6682.11 ± 1.0991.406 ± 0.8611.234 ± 0.609
Spherical value (D)5.078 ± 4.553.391 ± 4.0713.281 ± 3.552.89 ± 3.145
Steep K (D)45.675 ± 3.23941.83 ± 1.32642.312 ± 1.62842.612 ± 2.302
Flat K (D)45.594 ± 1.6943.125 ± 0.70542.931 ± 1.34543.125 ± 1.795
CCT (µm)416 ± 42.5406 ± 42.4390 ± 30.1393 ± 38.0
ECD2979 ± 3932936 ± 3492823 ± 4563110 ± 441

LogMar UDVA: uncorrected distance visual acuity in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; LogMar CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; Steep K (D): mean steep keratometric values in diopters; Flat K (D): mean flat keratometric values in diopters; CCT: central corneal thickness; ECD: endothelial cell density; Postop: postoperatively; Preop: preoperatively. Preoperatively vs postoperatively 6, 12, and 24 months .