Christoph Lwowski

Dr. Christoph Lwowski


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

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1 February 2022 in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
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TKThomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
KPKerstin Msc Petermann
Kerstin Msc Petermann
MBMyriam Böhm
Myriam Böhm
EHEva Msc Hemkeppler
Eva Msc Hemkeppler
WAWasim Ahmad
Wasim Ahmad
Christoph LwowskiChristoph Lwowski
Christoph Lwowski
Purpose: To evaluate visual performance and patient-reported outcomes after bilateral implantation of a new nondiffractive wavefront-shaping extended depth-of-focus (EDoF) intraocular lens (IOL). Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Design: Prospective, single-arm, single-center study. Methods: Patient population: 16 patients (32 eyes) who received bilateral implantation of a nondiffractive wavefront-shaping EDoF IOL (AcrySof IQ Vivity) were included. Target refraction in both eyes was emmetropia. Observation procedure: Monocular and binocular uncorrected (UCVA) and distance-corrected (DCVA) visual acuity (VA), refractive outcome, defocus curve, and contrast sensitivity (CS) were evaluated 3 months after surgery with a questionnaire on optical phenomena and spectacle independence. Main outcome measure: 3-month postoperative monocular and binocular UCVA and CDVA (logMAR), defocus curve, CS, and quality of vision (QoV) questionnaire results. Results: 16 patients with 32 eyes were included. Mean spherical equivalent was −0.16 ± 0.37 diopters (D) 3 months postoperatively. Binocular uncorrected distance VA at distance, intermediate, and near was 0.01 ± 0.05 logMAR at 4 m, 0.05 ± 0.05 logMAR at 80 cm, 0.07 ± 0.06 logMAR at 66 cm, and 0.25 ± 0.11 logMAR at 40 cm, respectively. Despite some minor optical phenomena, 88% of patients would choose the same lens. 63% of patients reported no optical phenomena at all. CS was 1.25 ± 0.41 logCS (photopic), 0.96 ± 0.24 logCS (mesopic), and 0.93 ± 0.24 (mesopic + glare). Conclusions: This nondiffractive wavefront-shaping EDoF IOL provides good VA at far and intermediate distance and functional near VA. It showed good QoV and CS and high spectacle independence for distance and intermediate vision with significantly less optical phenomena than with other EDoF or multifocal IOLs.

14 October 2022 in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
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LRLeandro Msc Rocamora
Leandro Msc Rocamora
JOJosé I. Orlando
José I. Orlando
Christoph LwowskiChristoph Lwowski
Christoph Lwowski
TKThomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
EMErik Mertens
Erik Mertens
KKKarel Van Keer
Karel Van Keer
Purpose: To develop and evaluate reliable formulas for predicting postoperative vault more accurately after implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery in a White patient population with varying degrees of ametropia. Setting: Private clinical practice. Design: Retrospective analysis on dataset split into a separate training and test set. Methods: 115 eyes of 59 patients were used to train regression models predicting postoperative vault based on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters (Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator [LASSO]-OCT formula), ocular biometry data (LASSO-Biometry formula), or data from both devices (LASSO-Full formula). The performance of these models was evaluated against the manufacturer's nomogram (Online Calculation and Ordering System [OCOS]) and Nakamura 1 (NK1) and 2 (NK2) formulas on a matched separate test set of 37 eyes of 19 patients. Results: The mean preoperative spherical equivalent was −5.32 ± 3.37 (range: +3.75 to −17.375 diopters). The mean absolute errors of the estimated vs achieved postoperative vault for the LASSO-Biometry, LASSO-OCT, and LASSO-Full formulas were 144.1 ± 107.9 μm, 145.6 ± 100.6 μm, and 132.0 ± 86.6 μm, respectively. These results were significantly lower compared with the OCOS, NK1, and NK2 formulas (P < .006). Postoperative vault could be estimated within 500 μm in 97.3% (LASSO-Biometry) to 100% of cases (LASSO-OCT and LASSO-Full). Conclusions: The LASSO suite provided a set of powerful, reproducible yet convenient ICL sizing formulas with state-of-the-art performance in White patients, including those with low to moderate degrees of myopia. The calculator can be accessed at http://icl.emmetropia.be.

1 March 2020 in American Journal of Ophthalmology
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TKThomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
Christoph LwowskiChristoph Lwowski
Christoph Lwowski
EHEva Hemkeppler
Eva Hemkeppler
NDNina De’lOrenzo
Nina De’lOrenzo
KPKerstin Petermann
Kerstin Petermann
MBMyriam Böhm
Myriam Böhm

1 September 2020 in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
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Christoph LwowskiChristoph Lwowski
Christoph Lwowski
KPKatarzyna Pawlowicz
Katarzyna Pawlowicz
LHLisa Msc Hinzelmann
Lisa Msc Hinzelmann
MAMahmoud Adas
Mahmoud Adas
TKThomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
Background: To evaluate IOL calculation formulas provided by an online calculation tool from the ASCRS for an extended depth-of-focus (EDOF) IOL after previous myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Design: Retrospective consecutive case series. Methods: Patients who underwent cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange with implantation of a diffractive EDOF IOL and who had a history of myopic LASIK were included. Biometry, refractive data regarding the LASIK procedure, target refraction, and postoperative refraction were collected. Mean prediction error, mean absolute error (MAE), and the number of eyes within ±0.5 diopters (D), ±1.0 D, ±1.5 D, and ±2.0 D were calculated with the following formulas from the ASCRS calculator: Shammas, Haigis-L, Barrett True-K, Barrett No History, Masket, modified Masket, and the average of all formulas (average). Results: Twenty-five eyes matched the inclusion criteria. Mean spherical equivalent (SE) was −0.81 ± 0.69 D; the mean pre-LASIK SE was −6.4 ± 3.63 D. The formulas ranked by MAE were Shammas (0.7 ± 0.75 D), Haigis-L (0.72 ± 0.57 D), average (0.79 ± 0.8 D), Barrett True-K (1.14 ± 0.89 D), modified Masket (1.4 ± 1.15 D), Barrett No History (1.45 ± 0.7D ), and Masket (1.64 ± 1.27 D). The formulas with the most eyes within ±0.5 D were average (52%), Shammas (48%), and Haigis-L (44%) formulas. Conclusions: Calculation of IOLs in eyes with a history of refractive surgery remains a challenge. In this study, the Shammas and Haigis-L formulas performed best regarding MAE and percentage of eyes within ±0.5 D; however, the average of all formulas delivered reasonable results.

1 April 2022 in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
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Christoph LwowskiChristoph Lwowski
Christoph Lwowski
KPKatarzyna Pawlowicz
Katarzyna Pawlowicz
KPKerstin Msc Petermann
Kerstin Msc Petermann
EHEva Msc Hemkeppler
Eva Msc Hemkeppler
LHLisa Msc Hinzelmann
Lisa Msc Hinzelmann
TKThomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
Purpose: To evaluate factors that influence postoperative satisfaction in patients with diffractive extended depth-of-focus (EDoF) and multifocal intraocular lenses (mIOLs). Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Design: Observational case study. Methods: Patients were evaluated after implantation of a diffractive EDoF (Symfony, AT LARA) or trifocal/quadrifocal (AT LISAtri, Panoptix) 3 months postoperatively. A subjective refraction was performed, uncorrected and corrected visual acuities were tested for distance (UDVA, CDVA), intermediate (at 60 cm and 80 cm, UIVA, DCIVA), and near (at 40 cm, UNVA, DCNVA). A test for contrast sensitivity was performed, and the patients filled 2 different questionnaires on daily activities and optical phenomena. Parameters with a potential correlation to the postoperative overall satisfaction were investigated. Results: 94 patients with a mean age of 66 ± 19 years were included. Patients with a better UDVA and UIVA at 60 cm were more likely to choose the same IOL again. The intensity of subjective optical phenomena and the visual quality at different tasks of daily living influenced overall satisfaction. UIVA at 80 cm, UNVA, and corrected visual acuity demonstrated no significant influence on patient satisfaction. The uncorrected visual acuity at specific distances had a direct impact on the subjective visual quality regarding the task performed at those distances. Conclusions: For patients with diffractive EDoF and tri-/quadrifocal IOLs, the UDVA and UIVA at 60 cm seem to be more important than the UNVA and UIVA at 80 cm. Subjective visual quality and optical phenomena influence patient satisfaction, as well.

1 October 2020 in Journal of Refractive Surgery
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TKThomas Kohnen
Thomas Kohnen
Christoph LwowskiChristoph Lwowski
Christoph Lwowski
LHLisa Hinzelmann
Lisa Hinzelmann
WAWasim Ahmad
Wasim Ahmad
KPKerstin Petermann
Kerstin Petermann
MBMyriam Böhm
Myriam Böhm
PURPOSE: To evaluate the visual performance after bilateral implantation of a toric diffractive aspheric multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) with a +2.17 diopters (D) (60 cm) intermediate and a +3.25 D (40 cm) addition (add) power. METHODS: This prospective single-arm study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Twenty-five patients (50 eyes) received bilateral implantation of the toric PanOptix IOL (AcrySof IQ PanOptix; Alcon Research LLC) before enrollment. Exclusion criteria were previous ocular surgeries excluding lens surgery and ocular pathologies or corneal abnormalities. Examination at 3 months postoperatively included manifest refraction; monocular and binocular uncorrected distance (UDVA) and distance-corrected (DCVA) visual acuity at 4 m and 80, 60, and 40 cm; and slit-lamp examination. At 3 months postoperatively, monocular and binocular defocus, binocular contrast sensitivity under photopic and mesopic conditions, and optical phenomena, and spectacle independence were evaluated. RESULTS: Mean refractive spherical equivalent was 0.12 ± 0.380 D and mean refractive cylinder was −0.21 ± 0.237 D at 3 months postoperatively. A significant decrease in refractive cylinder was observed postoperatively ( P < .05), with 98% showing a postoperative astigmatism below 0.75 D. Monocular UDVA was better than 0.14 logMAR in all distances. Binocular defocus curve showed peaks at 0.00 D (−0.09 logMAR) and −1.50 and −2.00 D (−0.02 and 0.00 logMAR). The worst values between far (4 m) and near (40 cm) distance were 0.04 logMAR at −1.00 D. Despite some optical phenomena, 92% of patients would choose the same IOL again and recommend it to others. CONCLUSIONS: The visual performance of the toric PanOptix IOL showed good visual acuity at all distances; more than 90% achieved a decrease of refractive cylinder below 0.75 D, high patient satisfaction despite some optical phenomena, and high spectacle independence 3 months postoperatively. [ J Refract Surg . 2020;36(10):638–644.]