NEW APPROACH TOWARDS TREATMENT OF RESIDUAL REFRACTIVE ERROR AFTER CATARACT SURGERY
Published 2024 - 28th ESCRS Winter Meeting
Reference: P038 | Type: Submission | DOI: 10.82333/bmk3-4c21
Authors: Ceren Ece Semiz* 1 , Faruk Semiz 1 , Njomza Hıma Musa 1 , Zekerıya Alp Demirsoy 1 , Gamze Tanrıverdi 2 , Gökçe İdil Semiz 3 , Olcay Semiz 1
1Ophthalmology,Eye Hospital,Pristina,Kosovo, 2Histology and Embryology,Cerrahpaşa University,İstanbul,Türkiye, 3Medical Faculty,Atılım University,Ankara,Türkiye
Purpose
To investigate the improvement in visual acuity and patient satisfaction after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in pseudophakic (trifocal intraocular lens, IOL) patients with residual myopic refraction after cataract surgery.
Setting
Eye Hospital, Prishtina, Kosovo
Methods
Ninty-six patients (120 eyes) who underwent cataract surgery with ZEISS AT LISA tri 839MP IOL implantation were included in this retrospective study. Preoperative myopic refraction between − 1,25 and − 2.50 diopters (D) and astigmatism between − 0.75 and − 2 D. SMILE was performed on patients who were dissatisfied after cataract surgery, and these patients were followed up for 1 year on average.
Results
After SMILE, the residual myopic refractive error (spherical) decreased significantly from − 2.50 ± 0.27 preoperatively to − 0.25 ± 0.20 − 0.5 to 0] 1 year postoperatively (p< 0.001). The uncorrected distance visual acuity increased from 0.64 ± 0.07 logMAR preoperatively to 0.06 ± 0.02 logMAR at 12 months postoperatively (p< 0.001).
Conclusion
SMILE is a reliable method for treating residual refraction after cataract surgery.