Open Access<p>Visual Acuity and Refractive Error Improvement in Keratoconic Patients: A Low-Income Context Management Perspective</p>
Author(s) -
Walter Kibet Yego,
Vanessa R. Moodley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical optometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 1179-2752
DOI - 10.2147/opto.s258905
Subject(s) - keratoconus , dioptre , contact lens , medicine , visual acuity , optometry , context (archaeology) , refractive error , corneal topography , scleral lens , ophthalmology , astigmatism , medical record , cornea , optics , surgery , geography , physics , archaeology
Visual acuity (VA) and refractive error (RE) remain important parameters in the management of keratoconic (KC) patients. Despite rapid amelioration in capacity of diagnostic equipment, these remain inaccessible to the majority of practitioners in low-income countries. Notwithstanding limitations, practitioners are expected to utilize existing resources to satisfactorily manage their increasing numbers of keratoconic patients.