METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING PROGRESSIVE MYOPIA Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61B8/10 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to ophthalmology , namely to methods for prediction of complications in patients suffering progressive myopia. An ultrasonic biometry technique is used to size an anteroposterior axis (APA) of each eye; each case the APA size of each eye exceeds a value equal to 25 mm is recorded. It is followed by elastotonometry of each eye with using Maklakov tonometers 5 g and 15 g. Imprinted tonometres enables measuring diameters of cornea flattening in mm. Then cornea deformations are calculated by formulas, mm: CD=D₁₅-D₅ for each eye, where CD is a cornea deformation; D₁₅ is a flattening diameter measured by the Maklakov tonometre 15 g; D₅ is a flattening diameter measured by the Maklakov tonometre 5 g; then actual intraocular pressure of a right eye P₀ ^OD and a left eye P₀ ^OS (mm Hg) is determined. If CD≤2.5 mm and P₀≥18.0 mm Hg, development of eye glaucoma is predicted; the values CD>2.5 mm and P₀≤10.0 mm Hg enables predicting development of chorioretinal eye dystrophy.

EFFECT: method allows enhancement and simplified procedure of prediction of development of complications in patients suffering progressive myopia.

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