HIGH ASTIGMATISM: Decision-Making Process
Jessica Conroy OD, FAAO
Table 1: Decision-making table for High Astigmatism
HIGH ASTIGMATISM
| Corneal Astigmatism | Type of Corneal GP to Fit |
Considerations | Type of Bitoric GP to Fit |
| ≥2.50D | Bitoric | Difference in BCR = Difference in Power (± 0.50D) | Sphere Power Effect (SPE) |
| ≥2.50D | Bitoric | Difference in BCR ≠ Difference in Power (± 0.50D) | Cylinder Power Effect (CPE) |
| ≥2.50D | Back toric |
Difference in BCR ≠ Difference in Power (± 0.50D) AND Difference in Power = 1.5x Difference in BCR
|
Not Applicable
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