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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-54a80ddfcb17477da9ff93f0af5ed1972022-12-21T18:32:03ZengDove Medical PressClinical Ophthalmology1177-54671177-54832011-10-012011default14391442Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneasMoshirfar MHsu MKhalifa YMMajid 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, keratoectasiahttp://www.dovepress.com/surgical-technique-coupling-of-intrastromal-corneal-ring-segments-for--a8440 |
| spellingShingle | Moshirfar M Hsu M Khalifa YM Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas Clinical Ophthalmology |
| title | Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas |
| title_full | Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas |
| title_fullStr | Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas |
| title_short | Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas |
| title_sort | surgical technique coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas |
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