title: Granular dystrophy of the cornea. Contact lens fitting after phototherapeutic keratectomy.
abstract: We performed a phototherapeutic keratectomy using excimer laser 193-nm ablation in a patient with granular dystrophy of the cornea. The hyperopic shift caused by the 5-mm diameter tissue ablation could effectively be corrected by a high oxygen-transmissible, aspheric, rigid contact lenses 1 week after treatment. Corneal topographic analysis was used to monitor the changes in corneal shape after excimer treatment. The 3.5-D hyperopic shift did not change after 4 months, but corneal shape altered during this period. It was not necessary to adjust lens parameters. The central corneal area was clear, and visual acuity improved from 20/40 to 20/20.
authors.affiliation: Rotterdam Eye Hospital, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Eggink
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Beekhuis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D053685:Laser Therapy; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D014792:Visual Acuity