Optimized prolate corneal ablation: case report of the first treated eye.
OBJECTIVE
To present the first patient treated with an optimized prolate ablation algorithm (OPA) with the NIDEK Advanced Vision Excimer laser platform (NAVEX; NIDEK, Gamagori, Japan).


METHODS
A patient with moderate myopia and large scotopic pupils received contralateral LASIK treatment, treating one eye with OPA and the other with conventional treatment.


RESULTS
At 3 months postoperatively, corneal topography and wavefront analysis show a prolate result with the OPA treatment and an oblate result with the conventional treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The creation of prolate cornea over the entire scotopic pupil, the reduction of spherical aberrations, and an ablation architecture that compensate for age-related changes was achieved immediately after LASIK. The OPA treatment may result in better visual quality over the long-term compared to conventional LASIK.
El-Danasoury
Alaa
A
Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. malaa@magrabi.com.sa
Bains
Harkaran S
HS
D000328:Adult; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology