Wydanie specjalne marzec 2004
Korekcja astygmatyzmu prostego, złożonego oraz mieszanego 3,0 D i powyżej metodą LASIK z zastosowaniem lasera excimerowego NIDEK EC-5000 (prezentacja wyników)
LASIK correction of simple, compound and mixed astigmatism equal or higher than 3,0 diopters using NIDEK EC-5000 excimer laser
Danuta Horodyńska, Jolanta Kramasz, Piotr Truba, Anna Geneja-Gałkowska, Zbigniew Dyda, Maciej Orzechowski
Centrum Medyczne ?Mavit?, Warszawa
Summary: The aim of the study is to present the results of the treatment of mixed, simple and compound myopic and hyperopic high astigmatism with the LASIK technique using Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser and microkeratome MK-2000. 119 eyes of 83 patients are analyzed. Some contraindications, like frank and forme fruste keratoconus, pellucid marginal and posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy are mentioned. Lasik and cataract extraction, single ablation technique, bitoric ablation modo Chayet and cross-cylinder ablation modo Vinciguerra are also described.
Keywords: high astigmatism, keratoconus, corneal dystrophy, cataract, LASIK, Nidek excimer laser EC-5000, microkeratome MK-2000, bitoric ablation, cross-cylinder ablation