Experience with Patient Satisfaction with Monovision Targeted in PRK and LASIK C R Shah MD M K Purba OD A Dardzhikova MD J A van Westenbrugge MD H V Gimbel MD MPH Gimbel Eye Centre Calgary AB ASCRS San Francisco 2009 Authors have no financial interest
Purpose To describe the incidence of monovision choice among PRK and LASIK patients in three surgeon populations (HVG, JAV, JK) at the Gimbel Eye Centre Monovision in PRK and LASIK
Methods E-medical records, retrospective Captured data included eye dominance and targeted SE in either PRK or LASIK surgery Monovision candidates underwent monovision trial Routine pre-op and post-op visual and refractive data recorded The incidence of retreatment to reverse monovision was analyzed Monovision in PRK and LASIK
HVG JAV JK Overall Incidence of Monovision in PRK Eyes n=153 (1.53%) % n=21/1103 n=68/5141 n=64/3787 Monovision in PRK and LASIK
Age and Targeted SE in Monovision PRK Eyes n=153 years SE Monovision in PRK and LASIK
HVG JAV JK Incidence of Monovision Reversal in PRK Eyes n=5 out of 153 Patients who underwent Monovision (3.27%) n=1/21n=2/68n=2/64 % Monovision in PRK and LASIK
HVG JAV JK Overall Incidence of Monovision in LASIK/IntraLASIK Eyes n=227 (1.58%) % n=51/2359 n=101/6743n=75/5330 Monovision in PRK and LASIK
Age and Targeted SE in Monovision LASIK/IntraLASIK Eyes n=227 years SE Monovision in PRK and LASIK
HVG JAV JK Incidence of Monovision Reversal in LASIK /IntraLASIK Eyes n=11 out of 227 Patients who underwent Monovision (4.85%) n=4/51n=4/101n=3/75 % Monovision in PRK and LASIK
Overall Incidence of Monovision in PRK and LASIK n=380 (1.55%) n=380/24463 Incidence of Monovision Reversal in PRK and LASIK Patients who Underwent Monovision n=16 (4.21%) n=16/380 Monovision in PRK and LASIK
Discussion Median age (49 years) for monovision patients was similar among the 3 surgeons, as was targeted SE (-1.50D) No inclusion criteria was used except for the patient’s strong motivation for monovision including monovision pre-op trial: this self-selected patient population showed over a 95% success rate for achievable and acceptable monovision in refractive surgery The importance of preoperative education and monovision trial, including patient motivation and self- selection cannot be overemphasized
Conclusion Given patient age and visual needs, monovision is a highly successful surgical option among refractive patients, especially after a thorough educational and informed consent process and preoperative monovision trial. Monovision in PRK and LASIK