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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
Radial thermokeratoplasty is a new refractive surgical technique designed to reduce hyperopia and/or astigmatism. Four patients underwent this surgery between February and March 1988 and were monitored postoperatively for the refractive effect and evidence of endothelial cell damage. Immediately following surgery, all eyes were overcorrected, but with time regression of the effect occurred. By 10 to 12 months postoperatively, only 18% of the desired effect remained. No decrease in the central endothelial cell density occurred during this time. Further investigation into the predictability and stability of results is needed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of this technique.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1042-962X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
288-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Regression of effect following radial thermokeratoplasty in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla 92093.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article