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PURPOSE Phacoemulsification in eyes with deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is associated with possible decreased graft survival and difficult IOL power calculation. We assessed cataract surgery in eyes with previous DALK. METHODS Thirty-three consecutive eyes with DALK and further phacoemulsification with scleral incision were included in this retrospective study. At each postoperative visit, eyes were assessed with manifest refraction, optical coherence tomography, specular corneal topography, and noncontact wide-field specular microscopy. RESULTS The average postkeratoplasty follow-up time was 102 months [95%-CI, (85-119)]. Cataract surgery was performed on average 43 months (30-56) after DALK. The average postphacoemulsification follow-up time was 58 months [42-74]. All grafts remained clear during follow-up. The best spectacle-corrected logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity improved by 2.5 lines [1.8-3.1] on average after cataract surgery from 0.58 (20/77) to 0.34 (20/44) (P < 0.001). The spherical equivalent and intraocular pressure significantly improved from -4.1 D to -1.7 D and from 15.9 to 14.0 mm Hg, respectively. The corneal central thickness was not significantly modified, and the endothelial density decreased by 5.3% from 2081 to 1970 cells/mm2 (P = 0.003). The minimal difference between the achieved and predicted spherical equivalents [-0.05 D, (-2.33; +2.21)] was obtained with the Hoffer Q formula using the IOLMaster axial length and the Orbscan keratometry. CONCLUSIONS Patients with DALK who underwent phacoemulsification with a scleral incision had a satisfying residual refractive error, very high graft survival, and very few complications. The Hoffer Q formula with the IOLMaster axial length and the specular corneal topography keratometry seems to be the most accurate for IOL calculation.

PURPOSE: To report the French refractive surgeons' real-life practices for preventing infection after corneal refractive surgery (photorefractive keratotomy [PRK], laser in situ keratomileusis [LASIK], and small-incision lenticule extraction). SETTING: French refractive surgeons. DESIGN: Anonymous practice survey. METHODS: The questionnaire was sent in a single email invitation to 400 declared refractive surgeons. The following information was recorded between December 2019 and April 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic: demographics data, preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient, surgical management, immediate and postoperative protocol, and infections reported after corneal refractive surgery. RESULTS: Eighty-three 83 of 400 surgeons (20.75%) responded to the questionnaire; 55 (66.0%) performed more than 50 corneal refractive surgeries a year, and 25 (30.1%) performed more than 200 procedures a year. Thirty-six (43.4%) surgeons wore 3 protective items, 37 (44.6%) 2, 5 (6.0%) 1, and 5 (6.0%) zero. Seventy-seven (92.8%) surgeons used povidone-iodine for skin area disinfection and 54 (65%) for conjunctival fornix disinfection. The contact time of povidone-iodine was less than 3 minutes for 71 (85.0%) surgeons. Twenty surgeons (24.1%) reported at least 1 post-refractive surgery infection. Twenty percent of surgeons who wore sterile gloves for PRK reported post-operative infections compared with 62.5% for those who did not (p=0.008). These figures were, respectively, 8.7% and 66.7% for the use of sterile gloves during LASIK (p=0.002); 8.9% of surgeons who wore surgical masks for LASIK reported postoperative infections compared with 50.0% for those who did not (p=0.01). CONCLUSION: Practices are variable among French refractive surgeons. Wearing a surgical mask and sterile gloves during corneal refractive surgery appears to be advisable.

AimTo assess the influence of graft thickness and regularity on visual recovery and postoperative wavefront aberrations after endothelial keratoplasty (EK).Methods150 EKs performed in eyes with corneal endothelial disorders and no other ocular comorbidities, preoperative and postoperative assessment with spectral domain optical coherence tomography and postoperative assessment with whole eye wavefront aberrometry were retrospectively analysed. Eyes were classified into five groups: Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK), nanothin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) (15–49 µm), ultrathin DSAEK (50–99 µm), thin DSAEK (100–149 µm) and conventional DSAEK (150–250 µm).ResultsThe preoperative diagnosis was Fuchs dystrophy in 139 eyes (92.7%). The graft thickness measured after graft deswelling was in average 74 µm with a mean coefficient of variation of 17%. The average follow-up time was 32 months. The mean spectacle-corrected logarithm of minimum angle of resolution visual acuity improved from 0.76 (20/116) before surgery to 0.14 (20/27) at last follow-up visit. No significant differences in final visual acuity were found between the five groups. The time to reach 20/40 vision was significantly shorter in the DMEK and nanothin DSAEK groups compared with the remaining three DSAEK groups. No significant differences in postoperative aberrometry measurements were found between the five groups. Shorter time to reach 20/40 visual acuity was associated with better preoperative visual acuity and thinner graft. Higher final vision improvement was associated with poorer preoperative visual acuity. Higher postoperative high-order aberrations were associated with poorer preoperative visual acuity.ConclusionThe main advantage of DMEK and nanothin DSAEK over thicker DSAEKs was the rapidity of visual recovery. Final quality of vision was not influenced by graft thickness and regularity.