title: Astigmatic keratotomy followed by photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of compound myopic astigmatism.
abstract: Eleven eyes of 9 patients that had compound myopic astigmatism were treated by astigmatic keratotomy followed 1 month later by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). In 9 eyes arcuate incisions were performed, in 1 eye a modified Ruiz procedure was performed, and in 1 eye radial T cuts were done. The mean spherical equivalent was -8.26 +/- 2.51 diopters (D) after the astigmatic keratotomy but before photorefractive keratectomy, and -0.36 +/- 0.93 D after photorefractive keratectomy. The mean cylinder was -3.11 +/- 1.16 D preoperatively, and -0.14 +/- 0.9 D postoperatively. Combined astigmatic keratotomy and photorefractive keratectomy are effective treatments for compound myopic astigmatism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lipshitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loewenstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007646:Keratotomy, Radial; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity