Outcomes Of Lasik And Rrk Surgery In Physicians
Published 2025 - 43rd Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: PO782 | Type: Free paper | DOI: 10.82333/rtqh-q128
Authors: Hashem Abu Serhan* 1 , Erum Habib 2 , Goharam Manzoor 3 , Mansoor Ahmed 4 , Anurag Jha 5 , Muhammad Nabeel Saddique 5
1Department of Opthalmology,Hamad Medical Corporation,Doha,Qatar, 2Department of Opthalmology and Visual Sciences,Dow University of Health Sciences,Karachi,Pakistan, 3Department of Opthalmology,Bolan Medical Complex Hospital,Quetta,Pakistan, 4Department of Opthalmology,Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences,Jamshoro,Pakistan, 5Department of Opthalmology,King Edward Medical University,Lahore,Pakistan
Purpose
To prospectively evaluate visual outcomes after LASIK or PRK surgery in physicians (trainees and practicing physicians).
Setting
Academic refractive surgery service
Methods
Two-hundred and ninety-four eyes of 148 patients were enrolled in the study. Of these, 205 eyes and 89 eyes underwent LASIK and PRK surgery respectively. In the LASIK and PRK groups respectively, the mean pre-operative spherical equivalent (SE) refraction was -4.45 +/- 1.82 (range -9.0 to -0.5) diopters and -4.49 +/- 2.14 (range -9.5 to -1.4) diopters.
Results
At the final post-operative visit data, the mean SE refraction was reduced to -0.08 +/- 0.25 (range -1.75 to 0.63) diopters and -0.13 +/- 0.37 (range -1.5 to 1.25) diopters in the LASIK and PRK groups respectively. In the post-operative LASIK and PRK groups respectively, 99.5% and 96.6% of eyes were 20/40 or better, 96.5% and 89.9% of eyes were 20/25 or better, 78.4% and 65.2% of eyes were 20/20 or better, and 18.1% and 10.1% of eyes were 20/15 or better. When comparing pre-op corrected distance visual acuity to post-operative uncorrected distance visual acuity in the LASIK and PRK groups respectively, 11.1% and 15.7% of eyes lost 1 line of VA, 62.3% and 57.3% of eyes had no VA change, and 23.6% and 18.0% of eyes gained 1 line of VA.
Conclusions
LASIK and PRK surgery performed in physicians was safe and effective with similar clinical outcomes. The patients reported high satisfaction with their results. Better understanding of patient-reported outcomes after LASIK and PRK surgery may allow physicians to make more educated decisions about refractive surgery for themselves and their patients.