Evaluation of intrastromal corneal ring segments for treatment of keratoconus with a mechanical implantation technique

Evaluation of intrastromal corneal ring segments for treatment of keratoconus with a mechanical implantation technique

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation in patients with keratoconus using a mechanical implantation technique. Materials and Methods: Thirty eyes of 17 patients with keratoconus were enrolled. ICRSs (Keraring) were implanted after dissecti...

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Main Authors: Zeki Tunc, Firat Helvacioglu, Sadik Sencan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Age-related macular degeneration
blindness
low vision
prevalence
retina
Cocultivated epithelium
conjunctiva
cornea
limbal stem cells
ocular surface
Diabetic macular edema
optical coherence tomography
sensitivity
specificity
Central macular thickness
neovascular age-related macular degeneration
segmentation error
spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
Intrastromal corneal ring segments
keraring
keratoconus
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=5;spage=218;epage=225;aulast=Tunc

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