Multiple complications following radial keratotomy in an elderly patient: a case report.
A 68-year-old female underwent a 16-incision radial keratotomy in 1980. Her post-op course was complicated by marked overcorrection (+11.00), irregular astigmatism, and endothelial cell loss of almost 50%. Radial keratotomy in the elderly should be approached with caution because of the apparent increased effect of the surgery that occurs with increasing age.
D000368:Aged; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications