Treating astigmatism after a free laser in situ keratomileusis cap by rotating the cap
Accepted 28 March 2005.
Induced astigmatism and loss of best corrected visual acuity are complications of inadvertently rotating a free cap of laser in situ keratomileusis. It is possible to determine the angle of rotation from the induced astigmatism and correct the astigmatism by lifting and rotating the cap to an astigmatically neutral position.
From Harvard Eye Associates (Hovanesian), Laguna Hills, California, USA and Maloney Vision Institute (Maloney), Los Angeles, California, USA
Reprint requests to Robert K. Maloney, MD, Maloney Vision Institute, 10921 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.
No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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