Interlamellar circular keratoplasty for correction of high myopia
Beliaev, V.S.; Dushin, N.V.; Gonchar, P.A.; Frolov, M.A.; Barashkov, V.I.; Kravchinina, V.V.; Balikoev, T.M.
Vestnik Oftalmologii 111(3): 7-10
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-465X PMID: 7483206 Document Number: 446443
A new method is proposed for the correction of high myopia: Interlamellar circular keratoplasty. This method has been used in 15 patients (17 eyes) aged 18 to 54 with 9 to 17 diopters myopia. Vision acuity attained was at least 0.5 in 10 (60.3%) patients; in 7 (35.2%) patients vision acuity was 0.3 without correction, that is, was equal to the maximal vision acuity with the optimal correction. The highest refraction effect was 15.0 diopters. The patients were followed up for 3 months to 16 years. The proposed method for the correction of high myopia is highly effective, simple, and is recommended for clinical practice.