Review Article

Surgical Options for the Refractive Correction of Keratoconus: Myth or Reality

Table 3

Summary of visual and refractive outcomes of the pseudophakic intraocular lens implantation in keratoconic eyes.

Author/yearLevel of evidence [13]IOLEyes (n)KC stagePre-UDVAPre-CDVAFollow-up (months)Spherical equivalent (D)Post-UDVAPost-CDVA

Jaimes et al. [60]IVAcrySof toric SN60TT19Keratoconus suspect; keratoconus and PMD1.35 ± 0.36 (logMAR)0.28 ± 0.55 (logMAR)7.8 (range 3 to 31)0.46 ± 0.100.29 ± 0.23 (logMAR)0.11 ± 0.12 (logMAR)
Nanavaty et al. [61]IVAT TORBI 709 M12Mild to moderate1.30 ± 0.50 (logMAR)1.00 ± 0.80 (logMAR)9 (range 3 to 25)0.10 ± 0.600.30 ± 0.30 (logMAR)0.10 ± 0.10 (logMAR)
Alió et al. [62]IVAcrySof IQ toric171.33 ± 0.95 (logMAR)0.32 ± 0.38 (logMAR)9.1 (range 6 to 15)−0.62 ± 0.970.32 ± 0.38 (logMAR)0.20 ± 0.36 (logMAR)
Hashemi et al. [63]IVAcrySof toric SN60TT23Mild0.90 ± 0.64 (logMAR)0.28 ± 0.10 (logMAR)3−0.58 ± 0.950.27 ± 0.18 (logMAR)0.16 ± 0.09 (logMAR)
Moderate1.00 ± 0.48 (logMAR)0.51 ± 0.52 (logMAR)−0.34 ± 0.900.34 ± 0.19 (logMAR)0.18 ± 0.12 (logMAR)
Severe1.30 ± 0.00 (logMAR)0.83 ± 0.55 (logMAR)0.50 ± 0.580.38 ± 0.29 (logMAR)0.35 ± 0.13 (logMAR)
Kamiya et al. [64]IVAcrySof IQ toric (SN6AT)19I and II1.14 ± 0.50 (logMAR)0.27 ± 0.45 (logMAR)3−1.64 ± 1.410.46 ± 0.33 (logMAR)−0.01 ± 0.09 (logMAR)