title: Conductive keratoplasty for the correction of residual hyperopia after LASIK.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the 6-month results concerning efficacy, safety, predictability, and stability of conductive keratoplasty for the correction of residual hyperopia after corneal refractive surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 35 eyes (26 patients) with residual hyperopia after corneal refractive surgery ranging between +1.00 to +4.75 diopters (D) of spherical equivalent refraction were enrolled in the study and underwent conductive keratoplasty following a modified nomogram.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Variables and data were available for all eyes at 6 months postoperatively. A total of 24 (69%) eyes had uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) of > or = 20/40, and 10 (29%) eyes had UCVA of 20/20. Manifest refractive spherical equivalent was within +/- 0.50 D in 17 (49%) eyes and within +/- 1.00 D in 25 (71%) eyes in cases of previous hyperopic LASIK; the optical zone was significantly increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using a modified nomogram, conductive keratoplasty for correction of residual hyperopia was effective, but predictability was not satisfactory and safety needs to be established.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oftalmológico De Alicante, Refractive Surgery and Cornea Department, Miguel Hernández University, Medical School, Alicante, Spain. jlalio@vissum.com
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alió
authors.forename: Mohamed I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ramzy
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galal
authors.forename: Pascual J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Claramonte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019781:Corneal Topography; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D049451:Nomograms; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology