Near Visual Acuity Following Hyperopic Photorefractive Keratectomy in a Presbyopic Age Group

Purpose. To assess near visual acuity in a presbyopic age group following hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Setting. Private practice in Siena, Italy. Methods. In this retrospective single-surgeon comparative study, PRK with mitomycin C was performed to correct hyperopia using Bausch & Lomb 217z laser for 120 eyes of 60 patients in the presbyopic age group (mean spherical equivalent SE +2.38 D ± 0.71 D and mean age 52±5.09). 120 eyes of 60 age-matched controls (mean age 54±5.09) had their unaided near vision measured. Results. At 12 months mean SE was −0.10 D ± 0.27 D in the PRK group. Mean best corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was 0.005±0.022 log MAR; 2 eyes lost ≥0.1 log MAR. Mean uncorrected visual acuity was 0.04±0.077 log MAR. Mean distance corrected near visual acuity (DCNVA) in the PRK group was J3.73±1.06. This was statistically better (P