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Orthokeratology on patient with ectasic cornea

Ortoceratologia no paciente com córnea ectásica

Abstract

A 26-year-old man, single, business student, reveals a ectasic cornea during corneal topography exam. Among some procedures, the patient chose Orthokeratology to do a corneal reshape and got successfully a good visual acuity, going against the most authors guidance.

Keywords:
Keratoconus/diagnosis; Orthokeratologic procedures; Orthokeratology; Ectasic cornea

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