Optometry Product Guide » penetrating keratoplasty http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to optometry products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Study: astigmatism, myopia can be treated by posterior chamber phakic IOL http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/08/20/study-astigmatism-myopia-can-be-treated-by-posterior-chamber-phakic-iol/ http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2009/08/20/study-astigmatism-myopia-can-be-treated-by-posterior-chamber-phakic-iol/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:02:07 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/?p=110 myopiaA study showed that posterior chamber phakic IOL implantation treated myopia and astigmatism in patients who underwent previous penetrating keratoplasty (PK). The prospective study included 15 eyes of 15 patients with a mean age of 37.8 years who underwent previous PK and were unable to wear spectacles or contact lenses or to undergo corneal refractive surgery.

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