Effect of Pterygium Surgery on Keratometry Readings

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Rishien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:10:30Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:10:30Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In many case Pterygium is found to causeastigmatism. Study aimed to find the effect of pterygiumexcision on keratomerty readings.Material and Methods: The present Retrospective study wasdone on 50 eyes of 50 patients, who had primary pterygiumand underwent pterygium surgery during period of October2016 to October 2017 in a tertiary care hospital. Informationthat was reviewed included preoperative uncorrected and bestcorrected visual acuity, auto refraction, auto keratometry anddetailed anterior segment and posterior segment examination.Results: Mean astigmatism changed from preoperative 5.94 ±3.82 Diopters (D) to 1.30 ± 1.07 D on 30th post operative dayshowing 4.64 ± 2.75 D of change in astigmatism.Conclusion: Pterygium can be a cause of low vision secondaryto corneal astigmatism. Pterygium excision reduces cornealastigmatism significantly, which improves vision.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta Rishi. Effect of Pterygium Surgery on Keratometry Readings. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Aug; 6(8): h1-h2en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202516
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.8.19en_US
dc.subjectPterygiumen_US
dc.subjectAstigmatismen_US
dc.subjectKeratometryen_US
dc.subjectPterygium Excision.en_US
dc.titleEffect of Pterygium Surgery on Keratometry Readingsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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