Professional paper
First Results of Intracor Procedure in Croatia
Maja Bohac
Nikica Gabric
Marija Anticic
Natasa Draca
Iva Dekaris
Abstract
This study reports early outcomes of a cohort of presbyopic patients treated with Intracor. The study took place from
December 2010 to May 2011 and was conducted in University Eye Hospital »Svjetlost«, Zagreb, Croatia. 95 eyes were enrolled
in this prospective clinical trial (49 patients with non dominant eye and 23 with bilateral treatment). All patients
gave informed consent prior to enrollment. Follow up consisted of uncorrected and corrected distant and near visual acuity,
record of topographic changes, visual disturbances and patient satisfaction at 1 week, 1 and 3 months after the surgery.
In this study Intracor procedure presented as both safe and effective with all eyes gaining several lines of uncorrected
near visual acuity (UNVA), and achieving good uncorrected distant visual acuity(UDVA) as well. UDVA was
affected by a mild myopic shift, which was effective in reducing mild preexisting hyperopia in some patients but led to a
mild myopic outcome in previously emmetropic patients. Statistically significant improvement in UDVA and UNVA was
observed in all time points. At 3 months of postoperative follow up all patients gained several lines of UNVA with monocular
UNVA Jaeger system 1.67±0.28. UDVA showed slight improvement over time and initial myopic shift showed tendency
of slight decrease with all patients achieving 1.0. Overall patients satisfaction was very high (98%) with only a few
(3 patients, 5 eyes) reporting mild halo and glare at 3 months postop.Intracor procedure has proven its short term safety
and efficacy in treating presbyopia. However, longer follow up period is needed.
Abbreviations: UNVA – uncorrected near visual acuity, UDVA – uncorrected distant visual acuity
Keywords
Intracor; presbyopia; femtosecond laser
Hrčak ID:
72257
URI
Publication date:
25.9.2011.
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