A Study Of Corneal Sphericalization Obtained With Radial Keratotomy Versus That Following Ortho-keratology.

The goal of this project was to compare the corneal sphericalization obtained after
ortho-keratology with that following radial keratotomy. A total of ten subjects were used in
this study. Five of those underwent the ortho-keratology procedure while a second five,
with similar refractive errors to the first group, had radial keratotomy. Both of the groups
were under the professional care of an optometrist and ophthalmologist, respectively. In
both cases, the EyeSys corneal topographical mapping system was used to monitor the
corneal changes as they occurred and to allow for any necessary modifications or
enhancements of procedures. We attempted to show how these corneal changes could be controlled and how a corneal mapping system could be used to monitor the corneal
sphericalization.