PURPOSE: To evaluate the thermal load of ablation in high-speed laser corneal refractive surgery with the AMARIS excimer laser (SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions). METHODS: Thermal load from refractive corrections on human corneas using a 500-Hz laser system with a fluence of 500 mJ/cm(2) and aspheric ablation profiles was recorded with an infrared thermography camera. Each single in vivo measurement was analyzed and temperature values were evaluated. RESULTS: Overall, the maximum temperature change of the ocular surface induced by the refractive ablations was ≤4°C. The increase in the peak temperature of the ocular surface never exceeded 35°C in any case. This low thermal load was independent of the amount of correction the eye achieved. CONCLUSIONS: The thermal load of the ablation in high-speed laser corneal refractive surgery was minimized using a computer algorithm to control the peak temperature to avoid corneal collagen denaturation with minimal compromise on treatment duration. Copyright 2012, SLACK Incorporated.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the thermal load of ablation in high-speed laser corneal refractive surgery with the AMARIS excimer laser (SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions). METHODS: Thermal load from refractive corrections on human corneas using a 500-Hz laser system with a fluence of 500 mJ/cm(2) and aspheric ablation profiles was recorded with an infrared thermography camera. Each single in vivo measurement was analyzed and temperature values were evaluated. RESULTS: Overall, the maximum temperature change of the ocular surface induced by the refractive ablations was ≤4°C. The increase in the peak temperature of the ocular surface never exceeded 35°C in any case. This low thermal load was independent of the amount of correction the eye achieved. CONCLUSIONS: The thermal load of the ablation in high-speed laser corneal refractive surgery was minimized using a computer algorithm to control the peak temperature to avoid corneal collagen denaturation with minimal compromise on treatment duration. Copyright 2012, SLACK Incorporated.
Authors: K C Gokul; Himal Kandel; Luis Valiño; Raju Kaiti; Prosun Roy; Muhammad Sohail; Dil Bahadur Gurung Journal: Lasers Med Sci Date: 2021-09-26 Impact factor: 3.161