Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas

Majid Moshirfar1 Maylon Hsu1 Yousuf M Khalifa21Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY, USAAbstract: The management of corneal ectasia is evolving, with intrastromal corneal ring segments playing an important role in delaying or eliminating the need for penetrating...

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Autores principales:	Moshirfar M, Hsu M, Khalifa YM
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2011
Materias:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:54a80ddfcb17477da9ff93f0af5ed1972021-12-02T01:10:45ZSurgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/54a80ddfcb17477da9ff93f0af5ed1972011-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/surgical-technique-coupling-of-intrastromal-corneal-ring-segments-for--a8440https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Majid Moshirfar1 Maylon Hsu1 Yousuf M Khalifa21Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY, USAAbstract: The management of corneal ectasia is evolving, with intrastromal corneal ring segments playing an important role in delaying or eliminating the need for penetrating keratoplasty. This paper describes a modification in the implantation technique of intrastromal corneal ring segments that allows for coupling of the two segments with suture, affording more structural support.Keywords: intrastromal corneal ring segments, Intacs, keratonconus, corneal ectasia, keratoectasiaMoshirfar MHsu MKhalifa YMDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2011, Iss default, Pp 1439-1442 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Ophthalmology RE1-994 Moshirfar M Hsu M Khalifa YM Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
description	Majid Moshirfar1 Maylon Hsu1 Yousuf M Khalifa21Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY, USAAbstract: The management of corneal ectasia is evolving, with intrastromal corneal ring segments playing an important role in delaying or eliminating the need for penetrating keratoplasty. This paper describes a modification in the implantation technique of intrastromal corneal ring segments that allows for coupling of the two segments with suture, affording more structural support.Keywords: intrastromal corneal ring segments, Intacs, keratonconus, corneal ectasia, keratoectasia
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title	Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
title_short	Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
title_full	Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
title_fullStr	Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
title_full_unstemmed	Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
title_sort	surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2011
url	https://doaj.org/article/54a80ddfcb17477da9ff93f0af5ed197
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Surgical technique: coupling of intrastromal corneal ring segments for ectatic corneal disorders in eye bank corneas

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