title: Myopic astigmatism and simple myopia correction.
abstract: A new technique for the treatment of myopic astigmatism and simple myopia correction is described. The technique is based on bioengineering concepts previously studied by the authors that accurately and mathematically describe the transformation of an ellipsoidal surface (astigmatic eye) into a spheroidal one (nonastigmatic eye) by means of minimal cuts (keratotomies). The surgical procedure is described using selected cases to illustrate the alternatives the model can handle. The model itself is not presented because the calculations were done by computer.
authors.affiliation: Barraquer Clinic, Bogota, Colombia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arciniegas
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Amaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery*; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014792:Visual Acuity