Changes in the Corneal Curvature after Pterygium Surgery.
- Author:
Haeng Ja MOON
1
;
Won Shik YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cornea;
Humans;
Pterygium*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1971;12(4):167-169
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
In 24 pterygium patients, the corneal curvature was measured before and after surgical removal. The norizontal curvature increased more than 0.5 D in 66.7% of cases on the 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively. The vertical curvature, however, showed no marked tendency to changes, and only 25% of cases showed more than 0.5 D increase on the 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively. As the pterygium invades the cornea extensively, the horizontal corneal curvature increased more markedly.
