Radial thermokeratoplasty for the correction of bilateral moderate hyperopia: a case report

ABSTRACT

This report concerns the results, traced over a 5-year follow-up period, of bilateral contact radial thermokeratoplasty to correct moderate hyperopia performed on a 34-year-old woman at the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery in Moscow in 1987. For several weeks postoperatively, the patient complained of intense photophobia, tearing and congested eyes. Complete epithelialization occurred only after 10 months. The lines of traction in the corneal stroma between the coagulate circles could be seen even 12 months after surgery. There was no significant improvement in the unaided vision of both eyes, no improvement in visual functions, and the asthenopic manifestations remained the same