Case report: myopic shift in a stable corneal graft following high altitude exposure
Koe, M.T.; Goodman, R.L.; Waller, S.G.; Johnson, D.A.
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 72(12): 1145-1147
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-6562 PMID: 11763119 Document Number: 539418
Refractive changes in patients after radial keratotomy who are exposed to high altitudes have been reported previously. Hypoxic environments may cause corneal curvature changes in surgically altered corneas that result in refractive error shifts. We report a patient who experienced a partially reversible myopic shift in a previously stable corneal transplant after prolonged exposure to high altitude.