[Keratometry of infants under general anaesthetic (author's transl)].
In infants, silicone contact lenses mostly have to be fitted under a general anaesthetic. For that purpose keratometry is essential. A simple procedure using a vertically moveable ophthalmometer is described. Errors on k-reading must be avoided.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001035:Aphakia / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009884:Ophthalmodynamometry / Q000295:instrumentation*
Keratometrie bei Kleinkindern in Narkose.