Anterior lenticonus detected by wavefront aberrometry

Eva Marie Chong; Li Wang; Surendra Basti; Douglas D. Koch

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2005.04.063

Anterior lenticonus detected by wavefront aberrometry

Eva Marie Chong, Li Wang, Surendra Basti, Douglas D. Koch^*

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Ophthalmology

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PURPOSE: To illustrate the utility of wavefront aberrometry in delineating a subtle lenticular abnormality responsible for decreased best-corrected visual acuity in a patient. DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: Clinical data, corneal topography, and wavefront aberrometry with separation of corneal and lenticular components of the higher-order aberrations are analyzed in a patient who presented for refractive surgery evaluation. RESULTS: Clinical evaluation indicated that the cause of visual loss was lenticular, and wavefront aberrometry indicated high negative spherical aberration, leading to the diagnosis of anterior lenticonus. CONCLUSIONS: Wavefront aberrometry has an adjunctive and distinctive role in the preoperative screening process for refractive surgery candidates and in those with subtle unexplained loss of best-corrected visual acuity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	921-924
Number of pages	4
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	140
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2005.04.063
State	Published - Nov 2005

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Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York.

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