1 year posterior corneal changes after Bowman Layer Transplant for keratoconus.
Eur J Ophthalmol
; 32(3): 1370-1374, 2022 May.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1868965
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
To report the posterior corneal changes after Bowman Layer Transplant for keratoconus in a tertiary hospital in the UK.METHODS:
5 eyes of 5 patients receiving Bowman Layer Transplant for advanced keratoconus in Royal Gwent Hospital (Newport, UK) were included. Pre and postoperative posterior corneal astigmatism, posterior Kmean, and back surface elevation were analysed.RESULTS:
No significant changes were seen in the posterior corneal astigmatism, posterior Kmean, or back surface elevation between the pre- and postoperative period.CONCLUSION:
This results would support the idea that the corneal changes seen after Bowman Layer Transplant are mainly in the anterior corneal surface.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Astigmatism
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Keratoconus
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Ophthalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
11206721211054730
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