PK Offers Long-Term Graft Survival For Correction Of Keratoconus

Friday, May 21, 2010

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Corneal grafts for keratoconus performed with penetrating keratoplasty offer good recovery of visual acuity and survival rates higher than 90% after 20 years, according to a study.

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A 58-year-old man with the following corneal topography map is undergoing cataract surgery OD. What would be your advice to him regarding corneal relaxing incisions to reduce his astigmatism?
1. One 6 mm incision at the 95 degree meridian
2. Paired 6 mm incisions at the 95 degree meridian
3. Perform astigmatic LASIK after cataract surgery
4. No surgical correction of the astigmatism
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PK Offers Long-Term Graft Survival For Correction Of Keratoconus

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A 58-year-old man with the following corneal topography map is undergoing cataract surgery OD. What would be your advice to him regarding corneal relaxing incisions to reduce his astigmatism?

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