Outcome simultaneous replacement of stromal donor lenticul in cornea with ectasia during Smile surgery

Ectasia After Corneal Refractive Surgery: Nothing to SMILE About.

The effect of donor age on corneal transplantation outcome results of the cornea donor study.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether graft survival over a 5-year follow-up period using corneal tissue from donors older than 65 is similar to graft survival using corneas from younger donors. DESIGN Multicenter prospective, double-masked, controlled clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS One thousand ninety subjects undergoing corneal transplantation for a moderate-risk condition (principally Fuchs' dyst...

Ectasia After SMILE: Correct Interpretation of Biomechanical Hypothesis.

Ectasia After SMILE: Correct Interpretation of Biomechanical Hypothesis We read the case report by Mattila and Holopainen on bilateral ectasia after SMILE in the July 2016 issue with great interest.1 It is evident that preoperative examination with topography, tomography, and slit-lamp examination needs to be strictly followed by surgeons before small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), LASI...

CXL Benefits Postrefractive Surgery Patients With Ectasia

Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) is a promising new treatment modality designed to stabilize or decrease the progression of keratoconus, as well as other cornealthinning processes such as ectasia after LASIK or PRK. An increase in corneal biomechanical strength after CXL slows the progression of keratoconus and other forms of ectasia with few reported complications. Underlying the efficacy o...

The Utility of Outcome Measures in Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Total knee replacement (TKR) is the mainstay of treatment for people with end-stage knee OA among suitably "fit" candidates. As a high cost, high volume procedure with a worldwide demand that continues to grow it has become increasingly popular to measure response to surgery. While the majority who undergo TKR report improvements in pain and function following surgery, a significant proportion ...