To determine if arcuate incisions performed with the iFS femtosecond laser are safe and effective in reducing corneal astigmatism.
Surgeons will perform arcuate incisions in the cornea in arc segment patterns using the iFS femtosecond laser to treat subjects with corneal astigmatism.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
arcuate incisions placed with the iFS femtosecond laser
Paracelsus Medizinische Privat-Universitat, PMU
Salzburg, State of Salzburg, Austria
CHU Morvan
Brest, Brest, France
Bochum-Langendreer
Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Potsdamer Augenklinik im
Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Reduction of Astigmatism
Reduction of astigmatism as determined by manifest refractive cylinder
Time frame: 6 months
Percent of Eyes With Loss of ≥ 2 Lines of Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity (BSCVA)
Time frame: 6 months
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