Keratoreformation by contact lenses after radial keratotomy.

Since the number of patients undergoing radial keratotomy has increased, more have required contact lens fitting to correct residual ametropia. A number of practitioners suggest that the postoperative changes stabilize after 12 months, so contact lens fitting on the unusual resultant corneal topography can begin. This paper discusses corneal and refractive changes that are revealed even when correctly fitting lenses are worn 1-5 years postoperatively. These changes indicate that lens wear may influence corneal topography and refraction even several years after radial keratotomy.