First Australian Clinical Experience with the INTRACOR treatment for Presbyopia Post PRK treatment

Dr Kerrie Meades MBBS (Hons), FRANZCO,¹ Dr Chandra Balachandra PhD MBBS(Hons), FRANZCO, Dr Tess Huynh MBBS(Syd), FRANZCO, Dr Bogna Zborowska MBBS(Hons), FRANZCO, Dr Stephanie Watson BSc(Med)(Hons I), MBBS(Hons I), PhD, FRANZCO, Ho Yee Anna Siu BOptom (Hons)

¹personalEyes,Sydney, Australia

Purpose: Clinical evaluation of the presbyopic treatment INTRACOR, a femtosecond intrastromal procedure which forms concentric rings within the stroma to produce a change in the central cornea following Photorefractive Keratectomy.

Methods: In this single centre clinical study, 10 patients who have undergone PRK treatment in the past had the non-dominant eye treated with the INTRACOR procedure (Technolas Perfect Vision). Measured outcomes include uncorrected and best corrected visual acuities, refraction, safety and efficacy and complications.

Results: Mean patient age, refraction, mean spherical refraction, pre-Intracor uncorrected near and distance visual acuity are recorded. At one month follow-up, parameters measured are uncorrected near and distance visual acuity, corrected near and distance visual acuity will be presented.

Conclusions: Early outcomes indicate the INTRACOR procedure is a safe and effective treatment solution for presbyopia in patients who have previously undergone PRK treatment.