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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment operation after radial keratotomy
D Weinberger1, S Fink-Cohen, R Axer-Siegel
1Department of Ophthalmology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva and Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Israel.
Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
|April 1, 1997
Summary
Radial keratotomy, a myopia correction surgery, does not stop underlying eye changes. This case report details a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery following radial keratotomy, including surgical considerations and outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Refractive Surgery
- Retinal Surgery
Background:
- Radial keratotomy is an established surgical procedure for correcting myopia.
- Myopic eyes may undergo pathological changes that can continue irrespective of refractive correction.
- Complications such as retinal detachment can occur in myopic eyes.