Laser in situ keratomileusis for hyperopia with the LADARVision 4000 with centration on the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex

PURPOSE: To analyze the visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and target deviations in patients who had laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for primary hyperopia with the ablation centered on the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex. SETTING: University-based refractive surgery practice. METHODS: Retrospective review comprised 37 consecutive patients (61 eyes) who had LASIK for hyperopia with the LADARVision 4000 excimer laser (Alcon Laboratories). Preoperative and 3-month postoperative visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, as well as the target deviation, were assessed for each eye. The change in best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), best spectacle-corrected contrast sensitivity (BSCCS), and target deviation from the intended correction were analyzed. RESULTS: Postoperatively, the uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 20/20 or better in 44.4% of eyes. The mean deviation from target was +0.25 diopter (D) +/- 0.82 (SD), with 65.6% of eyes within +/-0.50 D of target. None eye lost 2 or more lines of BSCVA. A loss of 3 or more patches of BSCCS were seen in 6.6% of the eyes and a loss of 4 or more patches, in 1.6%. CONCLUSION: Hyperopic LASIK with LADARVision 4000 with the ablation zone centered on the coaxially sighted corneal light reflex did not adversely affect BSCVA and BSCCS.