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Hyperopic shift after refractive keratotomy using the Casebeer System.

T P Werblin·G M Stafford
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PURPOSE: To determine the degree of hyperopic shift following refractive keratotomy. SETTING: The Werblin Center, Princeton, West Virginia. METHODS: The results of 241 consecutive radial/astigmatic keratotomy procedures in 128 patients were studied. All procedures were performed using Casebeer nomograms. Refractive follow-up information was obtained for 78% of patients at 3 months (range 1 to 6 months), 1 year (range 6 to 21 months), and 3 years (range 30 to 44 months). RESULTS: Overall, the amount of hyperopic change decreased significantly (P < .05) during the 3 year period, from + 0.34 diopters (D) per year to + 0.12 D per year. Eyes with more than 6.0 D of preoperative intended correction were more unstable (+ 0.49 D in the first year and + 0.44 D in the second and third years) than eyes with less than 5.0 D (+ 0.27 D and + 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION: Because the average magnitude of the hyperopic shift was + 0.6 D in the first 3 years after surgery, a slight undercorrection, -0.5 D to -0.7 D, should be the refractive endpoint for primary and enhanced refractive keratotomy surgery.

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T P Werblin, G M Stafford. 1996. Hyperopic shift after refractive keratotomy using the Casebeer System.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(96)80115-5

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