Visual Quality Assessment After FS-LASIK Using Customized Aspheric Ablation Profile for Age-Related Accommodation Deficiency Compensation

Purpose:

To evaluate clinical outcomes and visual quality 12 months after femtosecond laser–assisted laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) performed with the Custom-Q algorithm for correction of myopia with or without astigmatism and compensate for age-related accommodation deficiency.

Methods:

Patients who had Custom-Q FS-LASIK for myopia and myopic astigmatism with age-related accommodation deficiency were included in this retrospective study. Distance, intermediate, and near visual acuities, objective and subjective refractions, Q-factor, corneal higher order aberrations (HOAs), accommodation function, defocus curve, contrast sensitivity, and a subjective questionnaire assessing visual quality were evaluated 12 months postoperatively.

Results:

Clinical data of 43 cases were analyzed. The mean age was 42.02 ± 1.85 years (range: 40 to 48 years). At the 12-month follow-up visit, there were 43 (100%), 42 (97%), and 33 (77%) patients who achieved a binocular uncorrected distance, intermediate, and near visual acuity, respectively, better than 20/20 separately. Defocus curves revealed better distance vision in the dominant eyes, and the nondominant eyes performed better at intermediate and near vergence (P < .001). The Q-value and corneal spherical aberration coefficient were more positive in the dominant eyes than those in the nondominant eyes (P < .001). The accommodative amplitude and relative accommodation improved binocularly (P < .001). The questionnaire demonstrated high patient satisfaction with near vision, and no one reported having severe visual disturbance.

Conclusions:

For myopic patients with age-related accommodation deficiency, the Custom-Q algorithm proved to be an effective way to achieve acceptable near vision without compromising distance vision.

[J Refract Surg. 2024;40(4):e245–e252.]