CORRECTING MYOPIC ASTIGMATISM WITH AN AREAL 193 NM EXCIMER-LASER ABLATION

Authors
FORSTER W BECK R BORRMANN A BUSSE H
Citation
W. Forster et al., CORRECTING MYOPIC ASTIGMATISM WITH AN AREAL 193 NM EXCIMER-LASER ABLATION, Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 21(3), 1995, pp. 278-281
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Ophthalmology
Journal title
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
08863350
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
278 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-3350(1995)21:3<278:CMAWAA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A new system to correct symmetric bow-tie myopic astigmatism with the excimer laser using oval apertures for toric ablations is described. I nitial results in two patients who had -5.0 and -5.5 diopters of astig matism after surgery with six-months follow-up showed a reduction of u p to 85% with a minimal axial error of two degrees.