Clinical Outcomes After Topography-Guided Refractive Surgery in Eyes with Myopia and Astigmatism - Comparing Results with New Planning Software to Those Obtained Using the Manifest Refraction [Response To Letter]

Paul Michael Mann, 1 Paul M Mann II, 1 Phillip Brunson, 1 Richard Potvin 2 1Mann Eye Institute and Laser Centers, Houston, TX, USA; 2Science in Vision, Bend, OR, USACorrespondence: Phillip BrunsonMann Eye Institute and Laser Centers, 5115 Main Street, Suite #300, Houston, TX, 77002, USAEmail phillip.brunson@manneye.comWe thank Dr. Motwani for his interest in our study. While he mentions a secondstudy that follows the same "script", we would point out that data from our practicewas not included in that study. The similarity appears related to the fact that bothstudies were retrospective, where data are limited and the outcome measures arepatient-based, generally consisting of the postoperative refraction and visual acuitydata in the clinical records. Our primary goal was merely to determine if use of thePhorcides Analytical Engine (Phorcides) was improving outcomes in our practice.We do not believe LYRA was mischaracterized in the manuscript, as thecomment (reworded and slightly less clear in Dr. Motwani's letter) was meantonly to indicate that both topographic and refractive data were being used to planthe laser treatment. View the original paper byBrunson and colleagues This is in response to the Letter to the Editor