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Br J Ophthalmol 1979;63:268-273 doi:10.1136/bjo.63.4.268
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Keratoconus keratoplasty curvatures and contact lens wear.

  1. M Ruben and
  2. E Colebrook

      Abstract

      Fifty-three grafted keratoconus corneas chosen at random from several hundred operated upon over a 10-year period showed an increase in myopia after removal of sutures but a decrease in astigmatism. With the photoelectrokeratograph machine the spherical zone was shown to be limited to 3 mm with gross eccentricities. Half the patients chose to wear contact lenses after surgery and 10% had no correction. Contact lens wearers showed a much greater decrease in astigmatism than spectacle wearers.

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