Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
Majid Moshirfar1 Maylon Hsu1 Yousuf M Khalifa21Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY, USAAbstract: The management of corneal ectasia is evolving, with intrastromal corneal ring segments playing an important role in delaying or eliminating the need for penetrating...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Clinical Ophthalmology |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/surgical-technique-coupling-of-intrastromal-corneal-ring-segments-for--a8440 |
| Summary: | Majid Moshirfar1 Maylon Hsu1 Yousuf M Khalifa21Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY, USAAbstract: The management of corneal ectasia is evolving, with intrastromal corneal ring segments playing an important role in delaying or eliminating the need for penetrating keratoplasty. This paper describes a modification in the implantation technique of intrastromal corneal ring segments that allows for coupling of the two segments with suture, affording more structural support.Keywords: intrastromal corneal ring segments, Intacs, keratonconus, corneal ectasia, keratoectasia |
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| ISSN: | 1177-5467 1177-5483 |