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Table 4 Outcomes of the AMARIS-SCHWIND 6 th generation excimer laser

From: Excimer laser 6th generation: state of the art and refractive surgical outcomes

Author

Number of patients

Number of eyes

Mean age (years)

Gender (female/male)

MSE (D)

HOA (μm)

Efficacy

Efficacy index

Safety index

Fellow up (months)

Myopic Patients

Tomita et al. [16]

685

1280

34 ± 8 (18–65)

371/314

−4.89 ± 2.12 (−0.5 to −11.63)

0.66 ± 0.20

96.6 % 20/20

1.02

1.06

3

94.1% ±0.5 D

Tomita et al. [17]

5191

10235

33.9 ± 7.89

2428/2763

−5.02 ± 2.17 (−2.75 to 11.50)

0.70 ± 0.23

96.9% 0.0 LogMAR

1

1.03

3

88.4% ±0.5 D

Vega-Estrada et al. [13]

17

29

36.65 ± 10.80

N/A

−8.39 ± 0.93

0.95 ± 0.8

89.6% ±1.00 D

NR

Not reported

6

0.11 ± 0.26 LogMAR

Alió et al. [18]

32

51

23-61

N/A

≥ − 8.5

NR

84.3% ±0.5 D

NR

Not reported

6

Arba-Mosquera et al. [14]

NR

30

33 (19–49)

53/47

−4.27 ± 1.62 (−7.38 to −1.38)

0.425 ± 0.129 (P < 0.01)

0.47 ± 0.72 lines (P < 0.05)

NR

Not reported

3

−0.07 ± 0.25 (−0.63 to +0.50)

Hyperopic Patients

Alió et al. [19]

28

51

Not reported

NR

+5.64 ± 0.93 (3.50 to 7.88)

−0.44 ± 0.22 (P = 0.00)

70.37% ±0.5 D

0.85

0.94

6

Arbelaez et al. [20]

50

100

37 (21–59)

54% Females

+3.02 ± 2.06 (+0.13 to +5.00) +1.36 ± 1.61 (Ast.) (0.00 to 5.00)

↑ 0.18 (P < 0.05)

90% 20/20

0.89

1.1

6

89% ±0.5 D

94% ±0.5 (Ast.)

Astigmatic Patients

Alió et al. [21]

36

52

21-53

NR

Mixed Ast. > 3.0

NR

65.3% ±1.0 D

NR

Not reported

3

Arbelaez et al. [22]

200

360

NR

NR

−0.14 ± 0.31

↑ 0.09

97% ±0.5 D

NR

65% No changes

6

+0.25 ± 0.37 (Ast.)

Arbelaez et al. [23]

NR

358

NR

NR

−3.13 ± 1.58

↑ 0.09

98% 20/20

NR

Not reported

6

−0.69 ± 0.67 (Ast.)

96% ±0.5 D

  1. MSE: mean spherical equivalent, HOA: high order aberrations, Ast.: astigmatism, NR: not reported, N/A: not available.
  2. ↑: increase in high order aberrations.