Angel Pineda-Fernández1* and Yan Chen1,2
1Centro Oftalmológico de Valencia CEOVAL, Valencia, Venezuela
2Oftalmosalud, Lima, Peru
*Corresponding Author: Angel Pineda-Fernández, Centro Oftalmológico de Valencia CEOVAL, Valencia, Venezuela.
Received: June 06, 2022; Published: July 14, 2022
Introduction: This report describes a case involving photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for correction of residual astigmatism after bilateral cataract surgery with implantation of a new range of presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (TECNIS Synergy).
Patient and Clinical Findings: A 68-year-old man who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of TECNIS Synergy IOL in both eyes presented 3 months after surgery with an uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) of 20/50 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left eye. In addition, a corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) of 20/20 in the right eye (+0.50 -1.25 × 180) and 20/20 in the left eye (+0.50 -1.00 × 180).
Diagnosis, Intervention, and Outcomes: The patient was diagnosed with residual astigmatism after cataract surgery in both eyes. Thus, PRK was planned for correction of the residual astigmatism in both eyes. The patient showed good postoperative outcomes with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 at distance, 20/30+ at intermediate, and 20/20 at near in both eyes. He reported high satisfaction with the outcome.
Conclusions: PRK was safe and effective for correction of residual astigmatism after cataract surgery with TECNIS Synergy. Correction of small astigmatic and spherical errors with PRK is a reasonable approach for pseudophakic refractive errors.
Keywords: Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK); Cataract Surgery; Corrected Distance Visual Acuity (CDVA)
Citation: Angel Pineda-Fernández and Yan Chen. “Photorefractive Keratectomy for Correction of Residual Astigmatism After Cataract Surgery with a Presbyopia-correcting Intraocular Lens that Combines Extended Depth-of-focus and Multifocal Profiles". Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 3.8 (2022): 12-15.
Copyright: © 2022 Angel Pineda-Fernández and Yan Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.