• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2023

    Intraocular Pressure Changes in Myopic Patients Undergoing Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis and Photorefractive Keratectomy.

    • Sadia Humayun, Yumna Waheed Bangash, Mazhar Ishaq, and Aizaz Ali Shah.
    • Refractive Surgical Department, Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology (AFIO), National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
    • J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2023 Oct 1; 33 (10): 114811521148-1152.

    ObjectiveTo assess the variation in intraocular pressure measurements between Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and Goldmann Applanation Tonometer (GAT) in myopic patients undergoing laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).Study DesignQuasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology (AFIO), National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, between September 2020 and 2021.MethodologyMyopic patients undergoing LASIK and PRK during the study period were selected. Baseline examinations and postoperative follow-ups were carried out to measure intraocular pressure at 1, 3, and 6 months after LASIK or PRK, using Goldmann Applanation Tonometer (GAT) and Ocular Response Analyzer, corneal compensated IOP (ORA IOPcc).ResultsOne hundred and thirteen eyes underwent myopic refractive surgery, LASIK (n = 60) or PRK (n = 53). Mean age of patients was 23.6 ± 4.11 years in the PRK group and 24.4 ± 5.94 years in LASIK group. For the PKR group, the GAT IOP value increased at 1-month (p <0.001), decreased at 3-month (p <0.001) and further decreased at 6-month (p <0.001) follow-up postoperatively. In the LASIK group, the GAT IOP value decreased at all time points (p <0.001). In both groups, the mean ORA IOPcc value increased at 1 month (p <0.001), decreased at 3-month (p <0.001) and further decreased at 6-month (p <0.001) follow-up postoperatively. The IOP mean values were generally found to be higher when measured using ORA as compared with GAT.ConclusionCorneal refractive surgery markedly decreased IOP. This decrease in IOP was observed more after LASIK than after PRK. ORA was less likely to underestimate the intraocular pressure than GAT.Key WordsMyopia, Laser in-situ keratomileusis, Photorefractive keratectomy, Tonometery ocular, Intraocular pressure.

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