Open AccessA new technique for fitting of tricurve rigid gas-permeable contact lens in penetrating keratoplasty eyes using Scheimpflug imaging
Author(s) -
Pratik Gogri,
Faiza Bhombal
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_936_19
Subject(s) - scheimpflug principle , keratometer , dioptre , contact lens , medicine , corneal topography , ophthalmology , cornea , astigmatism , visual acuity , lens (geology) , optics , physics
Rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lens fitting after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is challenging due to significant irregular astigmatism. The aim of the study was to determine a guideline for selecting the initial base curve (BC) of the RGP contact lens fitting in post PK eyes.