PURPOSE To demonstrate how using the Wavelight Contoura measured astigmatism and axis eliminates corneal astigmatism and creates uniformly shaped corneas. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of the first 50 eyes to have bilateral full WaveLight® Contoura LASIK correction of measured astigmatism and axis (vs conventional manifest refraction), using the Layer Yolked Redu...

SEPTEMBER 2010 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE 25 A stigmatism is an optical defect that may lead to shadowing, loss of contrast sensitivity, distortion, blurred vision, and ghosting. There are two types of astigmatism, regular and irregular. Irregular astigmatism is often caused by a corneal scar or scattering in the crystalline lens. It is estimated that astigmatism of more than -0...

AIMS To determine long-term efficacy of riboflavin/ultraviolet A corneal cross-linking (CXL). METHODS Thirty patients (30 eyes) who had undergone CXL following epithelial removal 4-6 years previously were examined. RESULTS At 1-year mean, spherical equivalent error (SEQ) increased by +0.72 dioptres (D) (p<0.002), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) improved (p<0.005), mean simulated ker...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Verion-LenSx guided arcuate incision technique to reduce refractive astigmatism in a pseudophakic population. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective single-arm study was conducted in which one or both eyes of subjects required reduction of 1.0-2.0 D of refractive astigmatism after previous cataract surgery or refractive lens exc...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the rotational stability of the three types of AcrySof SA60TT toric intraocular lenses (Alcon, Switzerland) in cataract surgery after the first postoperative week. METHODS A retrospective study of 44 eyes in 33 patients. All patients underwent similar uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Seven eyes with corneal astigmatism of less than 1.5 D were implante...

PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation between refractive error and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) in patients with myopic astigmatism. METHODS HOAs were measured using the Zywave II aberrometer over a 6 mm pupil. Correlations between HOAs and myopia, astigmatism, and age were analyzed. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-six eyes of 63 subjects with mean age of 26.4±5.9 years were studied. Mean s...

UNLABELLED ABSTRACT Purpose: To describe change in corneal astigmatism in infants and children of a Native American tribe with a high prevalence of astigmatism. METHODS Longitudinal measurements of corneal astigmatism were obtained in 960 Tohono O'odham children aged 6 months to <8 years. Change in corneal astigmatism (magnitude (clinical notation), J0, J45) across age in children with high a...

purpose: to evaluate the correlation between refractive, corneal and lenticular astigmatism and higher order aberrations (hoa) in refractive surgery candidates methods: this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study consisted of 400 eyes (200 patients) who were referred between 2011 to 2013 to farabi eye hospital for refractive surgery. refraction, topography and aberrometry were performed t...

Background: Uncorrected refractive errors (URE) present an enormous burden on children in Kenya. The study investigated factors associated with URE school-going adolescents Kakamega County, Material and methods: An observational, cross-sectional multistage sampling was conducted randomly selected secondary school students forms one to four. Comprehensive clinical examinations by optometrists we...