Refractive surprise of irregular astigmatism following cataract surgery in two patients with neglected subclinical corneal ectasia: two case reports.
BMC Ophthalmol
; 23(1): 239, 2023 May 29.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Corneal ectatic diseases are a group of corneal disorder characterized by the steepening and thinning of the cornea. Older people are not a high-risk population for corneal ectatic diseases; due to the lack of typical preoperative topographic manifestations, there is a high possibility that corneal ectasia is undetected. CASE PRESENTATION Two patients with subclinical corneal ectasia and senile cataracts presented with irregular astigmatism after steep-axis incision during cataract surgery. The two cases presented in this case report are rare because both patients experienced tremendous changes in astigmatism after cataract surgery.CONCLUSION:
This case report may shed some light on astigmatism-correcting steep-axis incisions in cataract surgeries.Key words
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Astigmatism
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Cataract
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Cataract Extraction
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Phacoemulsification
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Corneal Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
En
Year:
2023
Type:
Article