Effects of Superficial Keratectomy in Peripheral Hypertrophic Subepithelial Corneal Opacification on Front and Back Corneal Astigmatism.
Jana Catharina RiedlAlexander K SchusterAytan MusayevaJoanna Wasielica-PoslednikSusanne Marx-GrossAdrian GerickePublished in: Current eye research (2020)
Superficial keratectomy reduces anterior corneal astigmatism more than posterior corneal astigmatism in patients with PHSCO. Furthermore, a myopic shift and corneal steepening in the peripheral and mid-peripheral cornea was observed after removal of the subepithelial corneal opacification spots.