1. Outcomes of two different treatment modalities in mild to moderate keratoconus
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Ahmed M Khalafallah, Mohamed F. Abdelkader, Ahmed M Sabry, Yahia M Khairat, and Ahmed A Abdelghany
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Keratoconus ,Intracorneal ring segment ,Toric ICL ,Corneal collagen crosslinking ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
Abstract Purpose To describe visual and refractive outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) and toric implantable collamer lenses (TICL) implantation in cases of mild and moderate keratoconus. Methods A prospective descriptive interventional case series. 40 eyes were allocated into two groups. First group (20 eyes) was treated with corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) 1 month after ICRS implantation and the second group was treated using TICL after 1 year of CXL. Results Both groups showed statistically significant improvement in spherical equivalent, cylindrical refraction, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) over the follow-up period. Conclusion Both ICRS and TICL are effective in treatment of mid and moderate keratoconus with more predictable visual results with TICL.
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- 2023
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