Open AccessValidity of percentage tissue altered as a screening formula for post laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis ectasia in Indian eyes
Author(s) -
Karan Bhatia,
Aniket Shastri,
Deepak Mishra,
K.V. Satyamurthy,
Ruchita Manaktala,
Renuka Rati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_450_20
Subject(s) - keratomileusis , lasik , microkeratome , medicine , ectasia , corneal topography , scheimpflug principle , ophthalmology , risk factor , cornea , surgery
To calculate a modified percentage tissue altered (mPTA) in post laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eyes and to validate its role as an independent factor to evaluate ectasia in the Indian population.