Refractive Surgical Correction and Treatment of Keratoconus

Keratoconus (KC) is an ectatic corneal disorder that causes, as the irregular astigmatism progress, severe vision loss. Surgical options allow us to correct, partially or totally, the induced refractive error.Intracorneal ring segments (ICRS) implantation represents a minimally invasive surgical option that improves visual acuity by modifying the corneal geometry. The success rate after ICRS implantation is high, and most importantly, the overall complication rate is low. Corneal allogenic intrastromal ring segments consists of ring segments derived from allogenic eye bank-processed donor corneas that can be combined simultaneously or sequentially with corneal cross linking (CXL) procedure in keratoconic patients intolerant to rigid gas permeable contact lenses.
Source: Survey of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research