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Keratoconus managed with intacs: one-year results.
OBJECTIVES To describe the visual outcome of keratoconus managed with Intacs implantation (Addition Technology Inc, Fremont, Calif) and to define criteria that predict good outcome. METHODS This retrospective, nonrandomized, comparative, consecutive case series studied 58 eyes of 43 patients with keratoconus managed by Intacs implantation. The outcome measures were analyzed pre-Intacs and 1 y...
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The use of Intacs as a therapeutic modality in contact lens intolerant patients with mild to moderate keratoconus is increasingly gaining acceptance in the ophthalmic community. RECENT FINDINGS During the past year we have gleaned significant new information about patients who are appropriate candidates, the location and relative placement of segment sizes and long-term safe...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of INTACS micro-thin prescription inserts (Kera Vision, Inc., Fremont, CA) for the treatment of keratoconus. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized (self-controlled) comparative trial. PARTICIPANTS/INTERVENTION Ten patients from our prospective clinical study who had completed 12 months of follow-up were evaluated. All patients had keratoconus with clear central cor...
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PURPOSE To compare the visual, refractive, and keratometric outcomes of single-segment conventional and severe keratoconus (SK) types of Intacs for correction of inferior keratoconus (KCN). METHODS A total number of 41 consecutive eyes of 23 patients with a diagnosis of inferior KCN underwent Intacs implantation. Eight eyes were excluded due to postoperative complications (4 eyes) and loss to...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.10.1308