title: Correlation of both corneal surfaces in corneal ectasia after myopic LASIK.
abstract: We report a case of corneal ectasia in a 25-year-old man after myopic laser in situ keratomileusis in which a complete characterization of the corneal structure was performed by means of a Scheimpflug photography-based system. The patient presented in the ectatic eye with a subjective refraction of +0.50 to 6.00 × 100°, which with correction gave a visual acuity of 20/25. With the topographic analysis, corneal shapes from both corneal surfaces at the four different quadrants were found to be complementary, maintaining the meniscus-shaped profile of the cornea. This correlation between the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces was also confirmed with an optical tomography evaluation. Corneal biomechanics was also evaluated by means of the Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert), which confirmed the biomechanical alteration. In summary, biomechanical changes leading to corneal ectasia in this case affected the global corneal structure, inducing alterations in the shape of both anterior and posterior corneal surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Optica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Teresa Fernández
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Peinado
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Piñero
authors.forename: Ignacio Alcaraz
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019781:Corneal Topography; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity