GLAUCOMA DIAGNOSIS FOLLOWING LASIK

R. Lewis

Sacramento, CA USA

Measurement of intraocular pressure, visual field and disc analysis are altered by the combination of changes in corneal curvature and corneal thickness following LASIK refractive surgery. This impacts the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.

Clinical examples will be provided. Suggestions for implementing more specific and sensitive diagnostic criteria regarded tonometry, perimetry and disc analysis will be presented.