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This case highlights some of the interesting complications resulting from an unrecognised low correlation between corneal and refractive values in a refractive lens exchange. A refractive lens exchange with a toric IOL was called for in this case. Although one would have expected the toric implant to correct for corneal astigmatism, subsequent excimer laser surgery (LASIK) was necessary.
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Alpins, N. (2015). Refractive Lens Exchange for High Hyperopic Astigmatism Followed by LASIK. In: Alió, J., Azar, D., Abbouda, A., Aswad, A. (eds) Difficult and Complicated Cases in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_7
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