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Abstract
Aims To report 12-month outcomes of randomised controlled trial comparing conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS).
Methods This was a single-centre, prospective single-masked randomised case-controlled trial. Four hundred patients were randomised to CPS or FLACS with the LenSx platform (Alcon Laboratories Inc.). Visual acuity, refraction, central corneal thickness, endothelial cell loss (ECL), adverse events and quality of life outcomes, using EuroQOL 5-dimensions (EQ-5D-3 L) and cataract surgery patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) questionnaires (Cat-PROM5), were recorded.
Results Two hundred and thirty four patients (58.5%) attended 12-month follow-up (116 FLACS, 118 CPS). Mean LogMAR unaided distance visual acuity) (±SD) was 0.12 (0.18) with FLACS and 0.13 (0.19) with CPS (p=0.68; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]−0.06,0.04). Mean spherical equivalent (SE) refraction was −0.1±0.6 diopters (D) with FLACS and −0.2±0.6 D with CPS (p=0.44; 95% CI −0.09, 0.21). Mean corrected distance visual acuity (±SD) was −0.01 (0.1) with FLACS and 0(0.1) with CPS (p=0.45; 95% CI −0.04,0.02). Two patients per group underwent YAG laser capsulotomy for posterior capsular opacification (p=1). Mean ECL (per mm2±SD) was 301±320 with FLACS and 228±303 with CPS (p=0.07; 95% CI −7.26, 153.26). Mean Cat-PROM scores (±SD) were −5.5 (2.6) with FLACS and −5.8 (2.5) with CPS (p=0.3; 95% CI 0.31,1.01). EQ5-3DL mean index score (±SD) was 0.92 (0.13) with FLACS and 0.89 (0.14) with CPS (p=0.1; 95% CI −0.1, 0.01). Vector analysis comparing manual limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) and intrastromal femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomies (iFAKs) showed a greater correction index (p=0.02; 95% CI 0.06 to 0.60) and smaller difference vector (p=0.046; 95% CI −0.54, −0.01) with iFAK.
Conclusions There were no differences in vision, refraction, adverse postoperative events or PROMs between FLACS and CPS groups at 12 months. iFAKs may provide more effective astigmatic correction compared to LRIs, 12 months postoperatively.
- Anterior chamber
- Aqueous humour
- Conjunctiva
- Cornea
- Eye (Globe)
- Clinical Trial
- Sclera and Episclera
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Contributors NS: design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising the article. HR: design, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising the article. VKW: design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising the article. J-POL: analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising the article. KN: data collection, drafting the article, revising the article DPO’B: design, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising the article.
Competing interests Professor O’Brart has held non-commercial grants from Alcon, Rayner and Avedro. Harry Roberts has undertaken consultancy work for Alcon in the past 12 months.
Patient consent Full informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Ethics approval Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee (reference 16/EE/0180).
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
Data sharing statement Data are available upon reasonable request. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplementary information.
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