title: Clinical outcomes of wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis: 6-month follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical outcomes 6 months after wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Ophthalmology, Sanno Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective study comprised 22 eyes of 12 patients treated with wavefront-guided LASIK who were available for evaluation at 6 months. The mean patient age was 31.2 years +/- 8.4 (SD) (range 23 to 50 years), and the mean preoperative spherical equivalent refraction was -7.30 +/- 2.72 diopters (D) (range -2.75 to -11.88 D). In all cases, preoperative wavefront analysis was performed with a Hartmann-Shack aberrometer and the Technolas 217z flying-spot excimer laser system (Bausch & Lomb) was used with 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm spot sizes and an active eye tracker with a 120 Hz tracking rate. The clinical outcomes of wavefront-guided LASIK were evaluated in terms of safety, efficacy, predictability, stability, complications, and preoperative and postoperative aberrations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 6 months, 10 eyes had no change in best spectacle-correct visual acuity and 10 gained 1 or more lines. The safety index was 1.11 and the efficacy index, 0.82. Slight undercorrections were observed in highly myopic eyes. In all eyes, the postoperative refraction tended slightly toward myopia for 3 months and stabilized after that. No complication such as epithelial ingrowth, diffuse lamellar keratitis, or infection was observed. Comparison of the preoperative and postoperative aberrations showed that 2nd-order aberrations decreased and higher-order aberrations increased. In the 3rd order, aberrations increased in the high-myopia group (-6.0 D or worse) and decreased in the low to moderate-myopia group (better than -6.0 D).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wavefront-guided LASIK was a good option for refractive surgery, although a longer follow-up in a larger study is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Kimiya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Misae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uozato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology