title: Refractive lensectomy and cross-cylinder laser in situ keratomileusis for the correction of extreme hyperopic astigmatism.
abstract: Refractive lensectomy followed by cross-cylinder laser in situ keratomileusis was performed in both eyes of a 46-year-old patient with extreme hyperopic astigmatism. Six months postoperatively, the uncorrected visual acuity was 20/25 with a manifest refraction of +0.25 -0.50 x 44 in the right eye and +0.25 -0.25 x 10 in the left eye. The best corrected visual acuity remained unchanged in both eyes at 20/25. Refractive lensectomy and cross-cylinder LASIK can be effective for treating extreme hyperopic astigmatism.
authors.affiliation: TLC-The Laser Eye Center, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. louisprobst@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Louis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Probst
mesh_terms: D001251:Astigmatism / Q000601:surgery*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000601:surgery*; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000379:methods*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity