Orthokeratology on patient with ectasic cornea

AUTOR(ES)

Dantas, Brunno

FONTE

Rev. bras.oftalmol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

04/11/2019

RESUMO

Resumo Estudante de 26 anos, masculino, estudante de economia, apresentou ao exame topográfico de córneas, ectasia corneal. Dentre todos os procedimentos apresentados, optou pela ortoceratologia para o remodelamento corneal, e obteve sucesso com melhora da acuidade visual, indo contra a orientação da maioria dos autores.Abstract A 26-year-old man, single, business student, reveals a ectasic cornea during corneal topography exam. Among some procedures, the patient chose Orthokeratology to do a corneal reshape and got successfully a good visual acuity, going against the most authors guidance.

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