Refracting the corneal graft

Surv Ophthalmol. 1990 May-Jun;34(6):436-40. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(90)90123-d.

Abstract

Patients who have undergone penetrating keratoplasty have unique postoperative refractive requirements. These include irregular astigmatism, high corneal toricity, and anisometropia. We present a stepwise clinical approach for accurate, efficient refraction of these patients, utilizing visual acuity measurement, retinoscopy, subjective refraction, keratometry, photokeratoscopy, and diagnostic rigid contact lens application.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Keratoplasty, Penetrating*
  • Methods
  • Refraction, Ocular / methods*
  • Refractive Errors / diagnosis
  • Visual Acuity