Contribution of Posterior Corneal Astigmatism to Total Corneal Astigmatism in a Sample of Egyptian Population.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2020 English Publisher:DoveJournal:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), volume 14 (issn: 1177-5467,

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Authors: Hosny,Mohamed; Badawy,Alaa; Khazbak,Lobna; Anis,Mohamed; Azzam,Sarah;

pmid: 33116383

pmc: PMC7569024

Contribution of Posterior Corneal Astigmatism to Total Corneal Astigmatism in a Sample of Egyptian Population.

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Abstract

To determine the percentage of contribution of the magnitude of posterior corneal astigmatism to total corneal astigmatism using Scheimpflug imaging.This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 356 eyes of 356 patients, where the total corneal astigmatism was calculated by addition of anterior and posterior corneal astigmatism using vector analysis and then the percentage of posterior to total corneal astigmatism was calculated.The percentage of contribution of posterior to total corneal astigmatism was about 30% in patients with With The Rule astigmatism and about 8% in patients with Against The Rule astigmatism.Posterior corneal astigmatism should not be neglected during calculation of total corneal astigmatism as neglecting posterior corneal astigmatism can result in errors during calculation and correction of astigmatism.

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Cairo University
Egypt

Keywords

Ophthalmology, Clinical Trial Report, posterior corneal astigmatism, Clinical Ophthalmology, vector analysis, RE1-994, scheimpflug imaging, total corneal astigmatism

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