The use of stabilizing procedures prior to optical biometry can aid in preoperative lens selection and provide predictable surgical outcomes. Decisions on intraoperative wound construction and toric versus monofocal lenses should be based on the severity, regularity, and central nature of the keratoconus. Postoperative use of rigid gas permeable or scleral lenses can help patients achieve their best visual potential.
PurposeTo assess longitudinal refractive, keratometric, and topographic changes following KAMRA small-aperture inlay implantation.Design and settingProspective study at a single site refractive surgery center.MethodsFifty patients underwent KAMRA small-aperture corneal inlay implantation for the correction of presbyopia. Uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA), uncorrected distance visual acuity, manifest refractive spherical equivalent (MRSE), mean keratometry (Km), corneal topography, and surgically induced astigmatism vector analysis assessments were performed preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months postoperatively.ResultsThe study comprises 50 eyes. An average shift of 0.15±0.63 D (range −1.63 to 2.00 D) occurred between preoperative baseline and 36 months. At 36 months, 54% of patients had hyperopic MRSE and 40% had myopic MRSE compared with baseline. Km was significantly elevated at all postoperative measurements compared with baseline, with the largest Km measured at 12 months. Eighty-six percent of patients had UNVA of 20/32 or better and 88% uncorrected distance visual acuity of 20/25 or better at 36 months. Longitudinal corneal topography revealed a pattern of corneal steepening over the body of the inlay and flattening over the aperture, correlating with a hyperopic shift. There was no significant surgically induced astigmatism.ConclusionKAMRA inlay may cause an increase in Km compared with baseline. Corneal steepening may occur in a specific pattern with steepening over the inlay and flattening over the aperture. This topographic pattern causes a hyperopic shift, which may be relevant for subsequent procedures, such as cataract extraction.
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