What happens during astigmatic keratotomy eye surgery?
Astigmatic keratotomy eye surgery is done under a local anesthesia and the entire procedure lasts a maximum of 10 minutes for both eyes. It involves making one or two incisions at the steepest part of the cornea. This causes the cornea’s football-shape, which is causing the astigmatism, to relax into a rounded shape. What Should I Expect After Astigmatic Keratotomy Eye Surgery? Your eye may be sensitive to light for a few hours or feel like there is a foreign object in it. Your doctor will prescribe eye drops for you that will help prevent infection and inflammation, and reduce the feeling that you have a foreign object in your eye. While a reduction in the astigmatism is often observable by the day after surgery, it generally takes a few weeks before the results stabilize. In cases of severe astigmatism – which can be reduced by astigmatic keratotomy eye surgery but not eliminated — new eyeglasses will be prescribed a month after surgery. Very often people with astigmatism also have
