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1 REVIEW C URRENT OPINION Topography-guided laser refractive surgery Simon Holland a,b, David T.C. Lin a, and Johnson C.H. Tan b,c Purpose of review Topography-guided laser refractive surgery regularizes the front corneal surface irregularities to achieve the desired refractive outcome. This is particularly applicable in highly aberrated corneas, where wavefront aberrometry is often not possible. This article aims to review the recently published results of topographyguided ablations in normal regular corneas, highly aberrated corneas, and its application in conjunction with collagen cross-linking (CXL) in cases of keratectasia. Recent findings Topography-guided laser ablation is increasingly used with good efficacy and safety outcomes in highly aberrated corneas with irregular astigmatism. These include eyes with refractive surgery complications including postlaser in-situ keratomileusis ectasia, decentered ablation, small optical zones, asymmetrical astigmatism, and postradial keratectomy astigmatism. Further indications are for postkeratoplasty astigmatism and keratoconus. Simultaneous topography-guided ablations with CXL in keratectasia have been promising, both in addressing the surface irregularities and progressive nature of the conditions. Summary Topography-guided laser refractive surgery is proving to be effective and well tolerated in the visual rehabilitation of highly aberrated eyes, with increasing predictability based on the recent research. Keywords laser in-situ keratomileusis, laser refractive surgery, photorefractive keratectomy, topography-guided INTRODUCTION After gaining Conformité Européenne mark approval in Europe more than a decade ago, topographyguided laser ablation is still undergoing various stages of United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) trials in the USA. Since Mrochen [1] reported his initial three cases of wavefront-guided laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in 2000, wavefront-guided ablation has been widely adopted in laser refractive surgery. That same year, Knorz and Jendritza [2] reported successful outcomes with topography-guided LASIK to treat corneal irregularities. Despite more than 10 years of experience, topography-guided ablation has not been accepted to the extent that wavefront-guided ablation has been, primarily because of its unpredictability, as any corneal topographic change will lead to an accompanying change in refraction. In the recent years, there is a resurgence of topography-guided ablations in corneas with high irregular astigmatism, including post-lasik ectasia, decentered ablation, small optical zones, postradial keratectomy, postkeratoplasty astigmatism, and keratoconus. There are increasing reports of simultaneous topography-guided treatment of keratectasia with collagen cross-linking (CXL), which is not yet FDA approved in the USA. We aim to review the recent advances in topography-guided ablations not only in this group of highly aberrated corneas, but also in corneas with regular astigmatism, specifically comparing topography guided with wavefront ablations in regular corneas. WAVEFRONT VS. TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT Wavefront-guided treatments attempt to improve the refractive outcomes by addressing higher order aberrations of the optical system, which takes into a Pacific Laser Eye Centre, b Cornea Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Care Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and c National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Correspondence to Johnson C.H. Tan, MBBS, FRCSEd(Ophth), FAMS, Cornea Unit, Eye Care Centre, 2550 Willow Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 3N9. Tel: ; johnsontch@gmail. com Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2013, 24: DOI: /ICU.0b013e a59 Volume 24 Number 4 July 2013

2 Topography-guided laser refractive surgery Holland et al. KEY POINTS Topography-guided ablation regularizes the front corneal surface irregularities based on the acquisition of topographic maps of the corneal surface. Results of topography-guided ablations are comparable to wavefront ablations in normal regular corneas. Successful topography-guided ablations have been achieved in highly aberrated corneas, which were otherwise not possible with wavefront-based treatments. account the aberrations from the cornea, the lens, and even the retina; topography-guided ablation aims to regularize the uneven corneal front surface to achieve the desired refractive outcome. Wavefront maps are derived from theoretical models, and are dependent on the pupil size and accommodation. In highly aberrated corneas with irregular astigmatism, such as post-lasik ectasia and postpenetrating keratoplasty astigmatism, it is often not possible to obtain a wavefront map or at least of a good quality. In these situations, corneal topography or tomography is usually possible to map out the irregularities on the corneal surfaces. A key difference is that in wavefront measurements, the Zernike expansion is calculated from the entrance pupil center [3]. Topographic measurements of the cornea are centered on the corneal vertex, which approximates best to the visual axis. In most cases with normal corneas, the line of sight and the visual axis are in close proximity. However, in cases with a large topographic decentration, or even in normal eyes with a large angle kappa, such as in hyperopes as illustrated by Reinstein [4] and Kanellopoulos [5 & ], the different reference axes may give very different ablation profiles and refractive outcomes between wavefront-guided and topography-guided treatments. PLANNING SOFTWARE A range of planning software and topographyguided ablation platforms are commercially available in the market. Topography-guided customized ablation treatment (T-CAT) planning software with ALLEGRETTO WAVE Eye-Q Excimer laser platform (Alcon Laboratories Inc, Ft Worth, Texas, USA) is currently under evaluation by the U.S. FDA, and has been approved in Europe since 2003 and in Canada. ALLEGRETTO T-CAT treatments usually result in a net hyperopic ablation, requiring a second myopic treatment to neutralize the cornea. Our group, Lin et al. [6] developed a custom topographic neutralization technique (TNT) to compensate for such a change in a single treatment (Fig. 1). Other platforms currently available outside the USA are the CRS-Master planning software (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany), Nidek Advanced Vision Excimer (NAVEX; Nidek, Gamagori, Japan), and the Corneal Interactive Programmed Topographic Ablation (CIPTAmax; ivis Technology, Taranto, Italy). Topography-guided platforms use a Placido disk, Scheimpflug rotating camera, or a combination of both to capture corneal topography images to be analyzed by the proprietary algorithms to determine the ablation profile. ALLEGRETTO WAVE platforms offer both types of topography. The Scheimpflugbased rotating camera scans the eye either 25 or 50 times, and is best for centrally located aberrations. The Placido disk-based Allegretto Topolyzer obtains data points to map the surface, but produces a central scotoma that needs to be extrapolated. Allan and Hassan [8] reported a prospective case series of topography-guided transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TG-PRK) using a 213-nm solid-state laser. The Pulsar Z1 platform (CV Laser Pty Ltd., Perth, Australia) has a combination of both Placido disk imaging and sequential spot aberrometry, which obtains readings even in the presence of significant corneal irregularities. This allows spherocylindrical corrections to be incorporated into topographic ablation design. This platform also has the potential to perform wet-field ablation, as at 213 nm far-ultraviolet irradiation is less strongly absorbed by water [9]. TOPOGRAPHY-GUIDED REFRACTIVE TREATMENT IN REGULAR CORNEAS The greatest benefit and application of topographyguided ablations is probably in the treatment of highly aberrated corneas. However, there are also reports of successful topography-guided ablations in regular corneas. Kanellopoulos [5 & ] in his study of 202 eyes with hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism that had undergone topography-guided LASIK showed that 75.5% of eyes achieved within 0.5 diopters (D) and 94.4% within 1D of target spherical equivalent at 24 months, whereas 46.6% gained at least one line of acuity postoperatively. Hyperopes may have a significant angle kappa, and wavefrontguided ablation centered on the entrance pupil might potentially introduce astigmatism [4]. Tan et al. s [10] large retrospective series of 2051 eyes with low-to-high myopia and myopic astigmatism (mean spherical equivalent D, range 0.00 to 12.45D) treated topographically with T-CAT treatment planning on the ALLEGRETTO WAVE Eye-Q Excimer laser platform achieved 20/20 or better in 72.9% of the eyes, with good ß 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 303

3 Refractive surgery FIGURE 1. Four steps in custom topographic neutralization technique (TNT) with topography-guided customized ablation treatment (T-CAT) planning software, ALLEGRETTO WAVE Eye-Q Excimer laser. Reproduced with permission [7 & ]. predictability of 86.1% of eyes with spherical equivalent within 0.5D of target spherical equivalent. A total of 13.2% of eyes gained one or more lines in postoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) compared to preoperative corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA). These results were comparable to a recent study by Cummings and Mascharka [11], in which they demonstrated 88% of eyes achieved 0.5D of target spherical equivalent with the topolyzer-guided ablation, while 95% of eyes achieved 0.5D of target spherical equivalent with the oculyzer-guided ablation with the ALLEGRETTO WAVE Eye-Q system. Neither study had a control group of ALLEGRETTO WAVE wavefront-guided nor wavefront-optimized ablations. There appear to be limited data on the direct comparison of topography-guided with wavefrontguided ablations in regular corneas. Falavarjani et al. [12] studied 20 patients with low-to-moderate myopia with or without astigmatism who had received TG-PRK ablation and wavefront-optimized ablation on the contralateral eye. Though there were no statistical differences between the two eyes in terms of visual outcomes and photopic contrast sensitivity, UDVA and contrast sensitivity were better in the wavefront-optimized group. Farooqi [13] found that topography-guided LASIK treatments achieved better night vision than conventional LASIK, but this may be from the expanded treatment zone. There is no compelling evidence of wavefront ablations being superior to topography-guided ablations or vice versa. The difficulty with using topography-guided ablations for normal, regular corneas is that there is likely less predictability of refractive outcome. TOPOGRAPHY-GUIDED REFRACTIVE TREATMENT IN HIGHLY ABERRATED CORNEAS The greatest value of topography-guided treatment is in the treatment of highly aberrated corneas. Postlaser refractive surgery complications, such as post-lasik ectasia, decentered ablation, small optical Volume 24 Number 4 July 2013

4 Topography-guided laser refractive surgery Holland et al. zones, postradial keratectomy astigmatism, and other highly irregular corneas seen in postkeratoplasty astigmatism and keratoconus, have been successfully treated with this modality. Postrefractive surgery complications In our series of 17 eyes treated for post-lasik ectasia, 71% of eyes achieved UDVA of 20/40, compared to 12% preoperatively, with 53% of eyes gaining 2 lines or more of CDVA [7 & ] (Fig. 2). Kanellopoulos and Binder [14] targeted a maximum ablation of 50 mm to limit possible exacerbation of ectasia. Thus, treatment was more therapeutic by reducing the corneal irregularities than refractive, although managed to decrease the mean refractive error by more than 2.5D in 27 of 32 eyes, and mean final spherical equivalent of 1.75D. Other postrefractive surgery complications were studied by our group and Chen et al. [15]. We showed an improvement in decentration and enlargement in optical zones after treatment with TG-PRK, with 94 and 92% of eyes within 1D of target refraction, respectively [7 & ] (Fig. 3). Also reported was the improvement in cylinders from 1.31D (range D) preoperatively to 0.52D (range D), and from 2.00D (range D) to 0.89D (range D) after treatment with TG-PRK with custom TNT for asymmetrical astigmatism and radial keratotomy. Chen et al. s [15] mixed group of 17 eyes with post-lasik complications (free cap, microfolds, buttonhole, decentered flap, small flap, epithelial ingrowth, diffuse lamellar keratitis scarring, lacerated flap interface, and double-flap interface) had an improvement in the irregularity index from mm preoperatively to mm, whereas asymmetry changed from D to D. A total of 47% of eyes were within 0.5D of intended refraction and 88% were within 1D of intended refraction. Postkeratoplasty astigmatism High astigmatism is common after penetrating keratoplasty, such as 38% of eyes having more than 5D of astigmatism [16]. Often these corneas are highly irregular, with astigmatism that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Spadea [17] performed TG-PRK with prophylactic CXL for residual refractive error on 14 eyes that had previously undergone lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus. Mean preoperative manifest refractive spherical equivalent improved from D (range 2.50 to 9.50D) to D (range þ1.0 to 3.0D). However, the improvement in topographic keratometric astigmatism was not significant (5.57D 3.52D to D). In our larger series of 27 eyes, mean cylinder improved from 4.46D (range D) preoperatively to FIGURE 2. Topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy for postlaser in-situ keratomileusis ectasia. Reproduced with permission [7 & ] ß 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 305

5 Refractive surgery FIGURE 3. Enlargement of optical zone with topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy. Reproduced with permission [7 & ]. 1.64D (range D) [7 & ] (Fig. 4). The improvement was similarly seen in Ohno s small study of five eyes [18], in which the mean cylinder improved from 7.00D (range 4.75 to 9.00D) to 1.25D (range 0.50D to 2.50D). Gao et al. [19] also reported statistical improvement in asphericity and index of surface variance in his series of 10 eyes after topography-guided laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) treatment for irregular astigmatism after epikeratophakia. FIGURE 4. Improvement in uncorrected distance visual acuity and astigmatism after topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy for postoperative keratoplasty astigmatism. Reproduced with permission [7 & ] Volume 24 Number 4 July 2013

6 Topography-guided laser refractive surgery Holland et al. Improvement in CDVA was higher for irregular astigmatism from refractive surgery than for postkeratoplasty astigmatism [7 &,8]. This could be explained by the higher amount of astigmatism and irregularities in the latter group. Keratoconus and cross-linking There are increasing reports of topography-guided laser treatment combined with CXL for keratoconus to achieve improved topography and reduction of refractive error. It has been shown that CXL is effective in halting or slowing the progression of keratoconus [20]. Neither procedure is yet approved by the U.S. FDA. Kanellopoulos and Binder [21] in 2007 reported CXL with sequential TG-PRK with significant clinical improvement and stability. However, sequential PRK will remove some of the previously cross-linked cornea. Corneal ablation may also be less predictable in cross-linked corneas. Kanellopoulos [22] also showed that same-day simultaneous TG-PRK with CXL was superior to sequential treatment in visual rehabilitation of patients with keratoconus. In the treatment planning of such cases, target was to undercorrect by 30% in anticipation of further flattening effect of CXL. We reported that 8 of 75 eyes in our study had a hyperopic spherical equivalent of greater than þ1.50d at 1 year despite targeting an outcome of 1.25D, but this may have been related to the treatment nomogram and the CXL flattening effect [7 & ] (Fig. 5). Kymionis [23] and Tuwairqi [24] showed a safety index of 1.21 and 1.6, respectively, in keratoconus patients treated with simultaneous TG-PRK and CXL. A total of 48 60% of eyes gained 1 line or more and % lost 1 line of acuity [7 &,23]. Our group reported 58% of eyes achieving UDVA of 20/40 or better, and 92% having CDVA of 20/40 or better. Keratometry readings decreased by 1.18D and 2.35D at the flat and steep meridians, respectively, in the study by Kymionis [23], which reported lower numbers than Kannellopoulos s large series of 198 eyes with a reduction of D [22]. The role of prophylactic CXL is controversial. Spadea [17] performed CXL after TG-PRK in eyes that had undergone lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus. Although it is rare to get ectasia after PRK, prophylactic CXL may offer benefits to patients with a personal history of keratoconus. Although there are reports of recurrence of ectasia after keratoplasty in eyes with previous history of keratoconus, and usually at the host rim rather than true ectasia of the graft, it is extremely uncommon. Spadea performed CXL after epithelial ablation up to 9 mm. It is not known whether this larger diameter of irradiation is enough to strengthen the peripheral host cornea rim. FIGURE 5. Topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy with collagen cross-linking for keratoconus. Reproduced with permission [7 & ] ß 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 307

7 Refractive surgery Kanellopoulos introduced the concept of high irradiance, short exposure CXL in myopic LASIK (LASIK Xtra). In his recent study of topography-guided hyperopic LASIK with CXL to modulate the intrinsic corneal flattening effect of hyperopic ablation [25], he showed greater keratometric stability over 2 years in the 34 eyes in the study. There are no long-term results beyond 2 years and no similar published data to reach a consensus on the use of prophylactic CXL in such cases. NEW CONCEPTS The corneal epithelium had been shown to be able to compensate for irregular stromal surfaces by altering its thickness profile to achieve a smooth optical surface. Reinstein et al. [26 & ]reportedthat current planning treatment does not take into account the epithelial stromal interface, and significant regressions after refractive surgeries may be because of epithelial remodeling. They reported a case in which three-dimensional Artemis very highfrequency (VHF) digital ultrasound scan (Arcscan Inc, Morrison, Colorado) was used to provide pachymetric maps of the individual corneal layers, and found a 3.2D difference of inferior-superior asymmetrical index at 2 mm radius between the epithelial and stromal surface of an eye that had previously undergone radial keratotomy. The first step of the treatment was to perform an Artemisassisted transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy targeting at the component of the stromal irregularity compensated by the epithelium, and subsequent steps of topography-guided excimer ablation to correct the irregularities not masked by the epithelium. This case suggests that epithelial remodeling may result in unpredictable outcome after laser refractive surgery, presumably more in eyes with previous ocular surface injuries or surgeries. CONCLUSION Topography-guided ablation has the potential to be a valuable addition to laser vision correction, especially in highly aberrated eyes in which wavefront aberrometry cannot be reliably obtained. There are increasing studies on improving the predictability and safety profiles. Presently, the use of topographyguided ablation in regular corneas is undecided pending further studies. Acknowledgements None. Conflicts of interest S.H. received research support from Alcon Laboratories Inc., and travel support from Allergan and Bausch & Lomb. The other authors have no financial interests in the materials mentioned. REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READING Papers of particular interest, published within the annual period of review, have been highlighted as: & of special interest && of outstanding interest Additional references related to this topic can also be found in the Current World Literature section in this issue (pp ). 1. Mrochen M, Kaemmerer M, Seiler T. Wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis: early results in three eyes. J Refract Surg 2000; 16: Knorz MC, Jendritza B. Topographically-guided laser in situ keratomileusis to treat corneal irregularities. Ophthalmology 2000; 107: Applegate RA, Thibos LN, Bradley A, et al. Reference axis selection: subcommittee report of the OSA Working Group to establish standards for measurement and reporting of optical aberrations of the eye. J Refract Surg 2000; 16:S656 S Reinstein DZ, Archer TJ, Gobbe M. Is topography-guided ablation profile centered on the corneal vertex better than wavefront-guided ablation profile centered on the entrance pupil? J Refract Surg 2012; 28: & Kanellopoulos AJ. Topography-guided hyperopic and hyperopic astigmatism femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK: long-term experience with the 400 Hz eye-q excimer platform. Clin Ophthalmol 2012; 6: A total of 75.5% of 202 eyes with hyperopia, with or without astigmatism, achieved within 0.5D and 94.4% within 1D of target spherical equivalent at 24 months, whereas 46.6% gained at least one line of acuity postoperatively. Hyperopes with significant angle kappa perform well with topography-guided LASIK centered on the corneal vertex. 6. Lin DT, Holland SR, Rocha KM, Krueger RR. Method for optimizing topography-guided ablation of highly aberrated eyes with the ALLEGRETTO WAVE excimer laser. J Refract Surg 2008; 24:S439 S & Lin DT, Holland S, Tan JC, Moloney G. Clinical results of topography-based customized ablations in highly aberrated eyes and keratoconus/ectasia with cross-linking. J Refract Surg 2012; 28:S841 S848. In eyes undergoing topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy for postkeratoplasty astigmatism (27 eyes), and combined with simultaneous collagen cross-linking for keratoconus (72 eyes) and post-lasik ectasia (17 eyes), mean cylinder improved from 4.46D to 1.64D, 2.87D to 1.40D and reduction of 2.56D of cylinder, respectively. 8. Allan BD, Hassan H. Topography-guided transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy for irregular astigmatism using a 213 nm solid-state laser. J Cataract Refract Surg 2013; 39: Shah S, Sheppard AL, Castle J, et al. Refractive outcomes of laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism using a 213 nm wavelength solid-state laser. J Cataract Refract Surg 2012; 38: Tan J, Simon D, Mrochen M, Por YM. Clinical results of topography-based customized ablations for myopia and myopic astigmatism. J Refract Surg 2012; 28:S829 S Cummings AB, Mascharka N. 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8 Topography-guided laser refractive surgery Holland et al. 18. Ohno K. Customized photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of regular and irregular astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty. Cornea 2011; 30 (Suppl. 1):S41 S Gao H, Shi W, Liu M, et al. Advanced topography-guided (OcuLink) treatment of irregular astigmatism after epikeratophakia in keratoconus with the wavelight excimer laser. Cornea 2012; 31: Vinciguerra P, Albè E, Trazza S, et al. Intraoperative and postoperative effects of corneal collagen cross-linking on progressive keratoconus. Arch Ophthalmol 2009; 127: Kanellopoulos AJ, Binder PS. Collagen cross-linking (CCL) with sequential topography-guided PRK: a temporizing alternative for keratoconus to penetrating keratoplasty. Cornea 2007; 26: Kanellopoulos AJ. Comparison of sequential vs same-day simultaneous collagen cross-linking and topography-guided PRK for treatment of keratoconus. J Refract Surg 2009; 25:S812 S Kymionis GD, Portaliou DM, Kounis GA, et al. Simultaneous topographyguided photorefractive keratectomy followed by corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus. Am J Ophthalmol 2011; 152: Tuwairqi WS, Sinjab MM. Safety and efficacy of simultaneous corneal collagen cross-linking with topography-guided PRK in managing low-grade keratoconus: 1-year follow-up. J Refract Surg 2012; 28: Kanellopoulos AJ, Kahn J. Topography-guided hyperopic LASIK with and without high irradiance collagen cross-linking: initial comparative clinical findings in a contralateral eye study of 34 consecutive patients. J Refract Surg 2012; 28:S837 S & Reinstein DZ, Archer TJ, Gobbe M. Refractive and topographic errors in topography-guided ablation produced by epithelial compensation predicted by 3D Artemis VHF digital ultrasound stromal and epithelial thickness mapping. J Refract Surg 2012; 28: Epithelial remodeling over anterior stromal surface masked the underlying stromal irregularities. By first performing an Artemis-assisted transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy procedure targeting the component of the stromal irregularity compensated for by the epithelium, and subsequent ablations to correct for residual refractive error, uncorrected distance visual acuity of 20/20þ2 with plano refraction was achieved in a case with prior radial keratotomy. This case demonstrated the significant optical shift contributed by the epithelium that if not taken into account, may result in suboptimal refractive outcome ß 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 309

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