title: Nebulae at keratoconus--the result after excimer laser removal.
abstract: Ten patients underwent excimer laser ablation due to nebula formation at keratoconus. The nebulae interfered significantly with contact lens fit or wearing time. The mean follow-up time in these patients was 16.5 months. Following surgery all patients could be successfully fitted with a contact lens and thereby obtain good visual acuity. Furthermore, contact lens wearing time was 8 hours or more in all cases. In 2 patients the nebulae recurred but were successfully retreated.
authors.affiliation: St. Erik Eye Hospital (Karolinska Institutet), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fagerholm
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fitzsimmons
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ohman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orndahl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity