Case report: Myopic shift in a stable corneal graft following high altitude exposure

Citation
Mt. Koe et al., Case report: Myopic shift in a stable corneal graft following high altitude exposure, AVIAT SP EN, 72(12), 2001, pp. 1145-1147
Citations number
10
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
AVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
0095-6562 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1145 - 1147
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-6562(200112)72:12<1145:CRMSIA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Refractive changes in patients after radial keratotomy who are exposed to h igh altitudes have been reported previously. Hypoxic environments may cause corneal curvature changes in surgically altered corneas that result in ref ractive error shifts. We report a patient who experienced a partially rever sible myopic shift in a previously stable corneal transplant after prolonge d exposure to high altitude.