Evaluation of the orientation of the steepest meridian of regular astigmatism among highly myopic Egyptian patients seeking non-ablative surgical correction of the refractive error.

Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 5

Abstract

LASIK surgery is currently the preferred procedure to correct low to moderate myopia. The aim of this study was to determine the orientation of the steepest meridian of regular astigmatism in order to determine the relative incidence of vertical, horizontal, and oblique regular astigmatism among highly myopic Egyptian patients seeking non-ablative surgical correction of the refractive error.

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Tamer Adel Refai

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  • EP ID EP149125
  • DOI 10.14661/1296
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Tamer Adel Refai (2015). Evaluation of the orientation of the steepest meridian of regular astigmatism among highly myopic Egyptian patients seeking non-ablative surgical correction of the refractive error.. Electronic Physician, 7(5), 1296-1300. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-149125