Purpose: To evaluate the orientation of keratometric astigmatism (KA) after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for keratoconus and its correlation with preoperative peripheral KA. Methods: This is a retrospective, single-center observational study including keratoconic patients undergoing DALK between January 2016 and January 2017 with regular astigmatism postoperatively. The orientation of postoperative KA was classified as with-the-rule (WTR), against-the-rule, or oblique and was correlated with the corresponding preoperative peripheral KA, calculated by the sinusoidal fitting of points of the axial keratometric power map at 8 mm diameter. Results: Forty-one keratoconic eyes were included, with the most common orientation of KA post-DALK being WTR (65.9%), followed by against-the-rule (19.5%) and oblique (14.6%). A significant correlation was found between preoperative peripheral KA and post-DALK KA regarding axis (P < 0.001, r = 0.88) and power (P = 0.0128, r = 0.23). Conclusions: The axis of post-DALK astigmatism and to a lesser extent its respective power in keratoconic eyes can be predicted using the preoperative peripheral KA, with "WTR" being the most common astigmatic orientation.

Astigmatism Orientation After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Keratoconus and Its Correlation With Preoperative Peripheral Corneal Astigmatism

Bovone, Cristina
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Busin, Massimo
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2020

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the orientation of keratometric astigmatism (KA) after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for keratoconus and its correlation with preoperative peripheral KA. Methods: This is a retrospective, single-center observational study including keratoconic patients undergoing DALK between January 2016 and January 2017 with regular astigmatism postoperatively. The orientation of postoperative KA was classified as with-the-rule (WTR), against-the-rule, or oblique and was correlated with the corresponding preoperative peripheral KA, calculated by the sinusoidal fitting of points of the axial keratometric power map at 8 mm diameter. Results: Forty-one keratoconic eyes were included, with the most common orientation of KA post-DALK being WTR (65.9%), followed by against-the-rule (19.5%) and oblique (14.6%). A significant correlation was found between preoperative peripheral KA and post-DALK KA regarding axis (P < 0.001, r = 0.88) and power (P = 0.0128, r = 0.23). Conclusions: The axis of post-DALK astigmatism and to a lesser extent its respective power in keratoconic eyes can be predicted using the preoperative peripheral KA, with "WTR" being the most common astigmatic orientation.
2020
Elkadim, Mohamed; Myerscough, James; Bovone, Cristina; Busin, Massimo
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