CASE OVERVIEW In 2014, a 15-year-old male presented with advanced keratoconus in his right eye, while his left cornea appeared normal. There was no family history of keratoconus. His best-corrected spectacle vision was 20/60 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left. Due...
CASE OVERVIEW A 56-year-old woman desired refractive surgery to achieve the best uncorrected vision for both distance and near. Her preoperative refractive error was -3.50 -1.00 at 90 in the right eye and -4.75 -1.25 at 85 in the left eye, which provided 20/20 acuity...
CASE OVERVIEW A 23-year-old male with a history of horizontal nystagmus and contact lens intolerance was interested in vision correction surgery. Refractive error in the right eye was -3.50 -1.75 x 65, which allowed 20/30 acuity, and in the left eye, -4.75 -2.00 x...
CASE OVERVIEW A 28-year-old male was referred with unilateral keratoconus. He underwent corneal crosslinking (CXL) in his keratoconus eye and was then followed on an annual basis to determine success of the CXL and any changes to his “normal” eye. Two...
CASE OVERVIEW A 44-year-old optometrist expressed interest in refractive surgery. His refractive error was -8.25 in the right eye, achieving 20/20 corrected visual acuity, and -9.00 -0.50 × 180 in the left eye, also achieving 20/20 corrected visual acuity. Slit-lamp...
CASE OVERVIEW A 24-year-old male presented for evaluation of refractive surgery. His refractive error was -7.25 -1.50 x 15 in the right eye and -6.75 -1.50 x 35 in the left eye, both achieving 20/20 corrected visual acuity. Corneal thickness measured 510 microns in...
