Femtosecond astigmatic keratotomy for postkeratoplasty astigmatism
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Femtosecond - Assisted Astigmatic Keratotomy
T he treatment of moderate to high astigmatism is challenging for the refractive surgeon. Even in experienced hands, 40% of patients who undergo penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) are left with more than 4.00 D of astigmatism.1 Spectacles, contact lenses, excimer laser ablation, toric IOLs, and tissue-relaxing procedures have been used for a long time in the treatment of preexisting and postsurgica...
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AIM To determine the changes in postkeratoplasty astigmatism induced by lamellar keratotomy. METHODS A prospective, non-randomised comparative trial of patients undergoing a hinged lamellar corneal flap for treatment of significant astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty. Uncorrected visual acuity, best corrected visual acuity, refraction, and corneal topography were assessed at 1 and 3 mo...
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PURPOSE To develop a nomogram for femtosecond laser astigmatic keratotomy (AK) to treat post-keratoplasty astigmatism. SETTING Three academic medical centers. DESIGN Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS A review of post-keratoplasty femtosecond laser AK was performed. Uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuities, manifest refraction, and keratometry were r...
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Background Astigmatic keratotomy (AK) remains an accessible means to correct surgically induced or naturally occurring astigmatism. The advantages of femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (FSAK) over conventional methods have been recognized recently. Main text This review evaluates the efficacy, complications, and different methods of FSAK for correction of astigmatism in native e...
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background: astigmatism is the leading complication in visual recovery after penetrating keratoplasty (pkp) and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (dalk); in this study, we evaluated the outcome of femtosecond laser arcuate keratotomy (flak) after dalk and pkp in iranian keratoconic patients. materials and methods: in this prospective interventional case series, refractive and keratometric pre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1319-4534
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2016.04.003