Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment Implantation in 409 Paracentral Keratoconic Eyes
- 1 November 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Cornea
- Vol. 35 (11), 1421-1426
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000000978
Abstract
To assess the efficacy outcomes of implanting intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) to correct paracentral keratoconus. Four hundred nine eyes with paracentral keratoconus, in which the differences between the axes of refractive cylinder and the corneal flattest meridian and the comatic aberration map were less than 30 degrees, were evaluated before and after the implantation of Ferrara-type ICRS. Snellen uncorrected and best-corrected distance visual acuity, residual refractive errors analyzed with vector analysis, and the root mean square for corneal coma-like aberration for a pupil size of 4.5 mm were recorded before and 6 months after ICRS implantation. The mean uncorrected distance visual acuity (Snellen decimal scale) rose from 0.19 ± 0.19 before ICRS implantation to 0.42 ± 0.30 after implantation (P P The Ferrara-type ICRS implantation is a safe and effective procedure for treating patients with keratoconus that meets the morphological characteristics of the sample under study.Keywords
This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
- Refractive and topographic effects of single-segment intrastromal corneal ring segments in eyes with moderate to severe keratoconus and inferior conesJournal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2015
- Internal, corneal, and refractive astigmatism as prognostic factors for intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation in mild to moderate keratoconusJournal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2014
- Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments Implantation in Patients With Keratoconus: 10-Year Follow-UpJournal of Refractive Surgery, 2014
- Outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segments for treatment of keratoconus: Five-year follow-up analysisJournal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2013
- Inferior Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments in Paracentral Keratoconus With No Coincident Topographic and Coma AxisJournal of Refractive Surgery, 2013
- Outcome Analysis of Intracorneal Ring Segments for the Treatment of Keratoconus Based on Visual, Refractive, and Aberrometric ImpairmentAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013
- Changes in visual function under mesopic and photopic conditions after intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation for different stages of keratoconusJournal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2013
- Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segment SK for Moderate to Severe Keratoconus: A Case SeriesJournal of Refractive Surgery, 2012
- Intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation in paracentral keratoconus with coincident topographic and coma axisJournal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 2012
- Intrastromal corneal ring segments: visual outcomes from a large case seriesClinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2011