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Rückl, T., Dexl, A.K., Bachernegg, A., Reischl, V., Riha, W., Ruckhofer, J., Binder, P.S. and Grabner, G. (2013) Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Intrastromal Arcuate Keratotomy to Reduce Corneal Astigmatism. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 39, 528-538.

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• TITLE: Non-Penetrating Femtosecond Laser Intrastromal Astigmatic Keratotomy Performed during Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery: Results on Keratometric Astigmatism

  AUTHORS: Anna Kaczmarek, Claudia Brockmann, Thomas Laube

  KEYWORDS: Intrastromal Astigmatic Keratotomy, ISAK, Corneal Astigmatism, Cataract Surgery

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol.7 No.4, October 31, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of non-penetrating femtosecond laser intrastromal astigmatic keratotomy (ISAK) in terms of topographic and refractive changes. Methods: Retrospective study including 42 eyes (35 patients) with a corneal astigmatism between 0.5 and 1.5 D. All eyes underwent femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with ISAK for astigmatism management using the Catalys laser system (Johnson & Johnson Vision). Visual acuity, refraction, as well as corneal topographic and corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) changes were evaluated during a 12-month follow-up. Astigmatic changes were analyzed using the Alpins vector method. Results: A significant reduction in manifest cylinder was observed at 1 month postoperatively (p = 0.03), with no significant changes afterwards (p = 0.90). A total of 38.1%, 52.4% and 59.2% of eyes had a manifest cylinder of 0.50 D or lower preoperatively and at 1 and 12 months after surgery, respectively. A significant reduction was found in topographic astigmatism at 1 month postoperatively (p Conclusions: Femtosecond laser assisted ISAK is an effective and safe option to reduce corneal astigmatism during cataract surgery and consequently refractive astigmatism.