Changes in the Corneal Curvature after Pterygium Surgery.

Moon, Haeng Ja; Youn, Won Shik

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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1971;12(4):167-169.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Changes in the Corneal Curvature after Pterygium Surgery.

Haeng Ja Moon, Won Shik Youn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

익상편 수술 후의 각막 만곡도의 변화

Abstract

In 24 pterygium patients, the corneal curvature was measured before and after surgical removal. The norizontal curvature increased more than 0.5 D in 66.7% of cases on the 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively. The vertical curvature, however, showed no marked tendency to changes, and only 25% of cases showed more than 0.5 D increase on the 2 to 3 weeks postoperatively. As the pterygium invades the cornea extensively, the horizontal corneal curvature increased more markedly.

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