Atropine in Keratoplasty for Keratoconus

Atropine in Keratoplasty for Keratoconus

A prospective study of 83 eyes in 76 consecutive patients undergoing keratoplasty for keratoconus is presented in which 1% atropine was routinely given at the end of surgery. No case of permanent mydriasis was seen. The syndrome described in the literature of fixed, dilated pupil after the use of at...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cornea 1991-09, Vol.10 (5), p.372-373
Hauptverfasser: Geyer, Orna, Rothkoff, Leonard, Lazar, Moshe
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Atropine
Child
Contraindications
Corneal Transplantation
Female
Humans
Keratoconus - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Mydriasis - etiology
Prospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:A prospective study of 83 eyes in 76 consecutive patients undergoing keratoplasty for keratoconus is presented in which 1% atropine was routinely given at the end of surgery. No case of permanent mydriasis was seen. The syndrome described in the literature of fixed, dilated pupil after the use of atropine in keratoplasty no longer seems to exist and the warning against strong mydriatics appears unwarranted.
ISSN:0277-3740
1536-4798
DOI:10.1097/00003226-199109000-00002