Changes in keratometry following trabeculectomy.
The results of keratometry following trabeculectomy are presented. In contrast to the effects of wound gape after cataract extraction, trabeculectomy produces a reduction in the vertical corneal radius. An initial corresponding increase in horizontal radius is found immediately postoperatively, but this is not apparent by two and seven weeks after surgery. A possible explanation for these findings is proposed.
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Department of Ophthalmology, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects