Wydanie 1/2014
str. 47
Niezborność rogówkowa – przyczyny, diagnostyka i leczenie
Corneal Astigmatism – Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
Agnieszka Malec-Pleskacz1, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek1,2
1 Uniwersyteckie Centrum Okulistyki i Onkologii Samodzielnego Publicznego Szpitala Klinicznego
Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
2 Klinika Okulistyki Katedry Okulistyki Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Wanda Romaniuk
Summary: Astigmatism is a refractive error, which diagnosis and treatment is a challenge for ophthalmologists. At present, patient with astigmatism has increasing expectations for quality of vision and consequently quality of life improvement. The development of technology has allowed ophthalmologists to use more accurate diagnostic equipment to facilitate the diagnosis of the causes of astigmatism as well as it was possible due to introduction of modern surgical techniques. Our work presents an literature overview on causes of methods, diagnosis and treatment of astigmatism.
Słowa kluczowe: astygmatyzm, niezborność rogówkowa, diagnostyka astygmatyzmu, korekcja astygmatyzmu.
Keywords: astigmatism, corneal astigmatism, astigmatism diagnosis, astigmatism correction.