Contribution of Posterior Corneal Astigmatism to Total Corneal Astigmatism in a Sample of Egyptian Population

PURPOSE: To determine the percentage of contribution of the magnitude of posterior corneal astigmatism to total corneal astigmatism using Scheimpflug imaging. METHODS: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 356 eyes of 356 patients, where the total corneal astigmatism was calculated...

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Autores principales: Hosny, Mohamed, Badawy, Alaa, Khazbak, Lobna, Anis, Mohamed, Azzam, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
Materias:
Clinical Trial Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7569024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33116383
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S265647
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To determine the percentage of contribution of the magnitude of posterior corneal astigmatism to total corneal astigmatism using Scheimpflug imaging. METHODS: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 356 eyes of 356 patients, where the total corneal astigmatism was calculated by addition of anterior and posterior corneal astigmatism using vector analysis and then the percentage of posterior to total corneal astigmatism was calculated. RESULTS: The percentage of contribution of posterior to total corneal astigmatism was about 30% in patients with With The Rule astigmatism and about 8% in patients with Against The Rule astigmatism. CONCLUSION: Posterior corneal astigmatism should not be neglected during calculation of total corneal astigmatism as neglecting posterior corneal astigmatism can result in errors during calculation and correction of astigmatism.

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