Management of Post-LASIK Corneal Ectasia With Intacs Inserts
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Management of post-LASIK corneal ectasia with Intacs inserts: one-year results.
OBJECTIVE To prospectively study the effects of the use of Intacs microthin prescription inserts (Addition Technology Inc, Fremont, Calif) for the postoperative management of corneal ectasia resulting from laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS In this prospective nonrandomized clinical trial, 10 eyes of 7 patients with post-LASIK corneal ectasia (2 men and 5 women) aged 33 to 46 years...
متن کاملmanagement of unpredictable post-prk corneal ectasia with intacs implantation
purpose : to present the clinical features, biomechanical properties and management of a patient who developed unilateral corneal ectasia after photorefractive keratectomy (prk) case report : the patient was a 24-year-old man without any obvious preoperative risk factor for ectasia who underwent bilateral prk. four years after keratorefractive surgery, the patient presented with loss of visual ...
متن کاملefficacy of intacs intrastromal corneal ring segments in patients with post-lasik corneal ectasia
purpose : to investigate the efficacy of intacs implantation in post-lasik corneal ectasia (ple) methods : in this retrospective study, 17 eyes of 12 patients with ple, that had been implanted intacs, were evaluated. these parameters were assessed: uncorrected visual acuity (ucva), best spectacle corrected visual acuity (bscva), manifest refractive spherical equivalent (mrse), refractive cylind...
متن کاملSingle-segment and double-segment INTACS for post-LASIK ectasia.
The objective of the present study was to compare single segment and double segment INTACS rings in the treatment of post-LASIK ectasia. In this interventional study, 26 eyes with post-LASIK ectasia were assessed. Ectasia was defined as progressive myopia regardless of astigmatism, along with topographic evidence of inferior steepening of the cornea after LASIK. We excluded those with a history...
متن کاملRisk Factors in Post-LASIK Corneal Ectasia
Purpose. To evaluate the risk factors for post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia. Materials and Methods. Medical records of 42 eyes of 28 (10 women, 18 men) patients who developed corneal ectasia after LASIK were retrospectively reviewed. Topographical features and surgical parameters of those patients were evaluated. Results. The mean age of patients was 34.73 ± 6.50 (23-48) years a...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.3.322