Measurement of 60 kHz Femtosecond LASIK Flaps with Anterior Segment Ocular Coherence Tomography & Ultrasonic Subtraction Pachymetry Edward E. Manche, MD Yohko Murakami, BA, MA Stanford University School of Medicine
Financial Interest Disclosure Dr. Manche is a consultant for PriaVision, Inc. Dr. Manche is an investor in Calhoun Vision, Inc. and Ophthonix, Inc.
Purpose Prospectively measure intra-operative ultrasonic subtraction pachymetry flap thickness and compare to post-operative anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) flap thickness in eyes undergoing LASIK with a 60 kHz femtosecond laser
Design 32 eyes of 32 subjects Prospective study Eyes treated with IntraLase 60 kHz femtosecond laser Ultrasonic subtraction pachymetry performed intra-operatively Anterior segment ocular coherence tomography (Visante™ OCT) imaging of flap thickness performed at 3-month visit 5 measurements made of each flap OCT measurements performed by single masked observer
Design: Technique 60 kHz IntraLase femtosecond laser Programmed flap thickness: 100 um Sonogage ultrasonic pachymetery Visante OCT imaging device
Results Intra-operative Subtraction Pachymetry Post-operative Anterior Segment OCT 93.0 ± 14.3 um 100 micron programmed depth Range: 64-125 104.2 ± 5.5 um 100 micron programmed depth Range: 90-115 Updated 10/10/05cg
OCT Image of Lasik Flap
Mean Pachymetry Measurements Flap thickness (um) Patients
Mean Anterior OCT Measurements (+ Ranges) Flap thickness (um) Patients
Mean Anterior OCT vs. Pachymetry Measurements Flap thickness (um) Patients Patients
Conclusions 60 kHz femtosecond laser produces reliably uniform thin planar flaps Poor correlation between intra-operative subtraction pachymetry and post-operative anterior segment OCT Subtraction pachymetry consistently underestimated flap thickness compared to anterior segment OCT Study suggests that intraoperative subtraction pachymetry may be less accurate and more prone to measurement error than post-operative anterior segment OCT measurements
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