Ectasia risk factors in refractive surgery
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2016 Marcony R Santhiago,1 Natalia T Giacomin,1 David Smadja,2 Samir J Bechara1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2Ophthalmology Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel ...
Santhiago MR +3 more
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Clinical outcomes after implantation of a new intrastromal corneal ring with 140-degree of arc in patients with corneal ectasia [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 AIM: To evaluate the clinical and tomographic outcomes after implantation of a new intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) with 140-degrees of arc in eyes with corneal ectasia.
Jordana Sandes +7 more
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Intracorneal ring segments followed by toric pseudoaccomodating IOL for treatment of patients with corneal ectasia and cataract [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: Surgical management of keratoconus aims to improve corneal curvature, prevent progression of corneal ectasia, and manage refractive error.
Sneha Konda, Balamurali K. Ambati
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Assessment of Preoperative Risk Factors for Post-LASIK Ectasia Development
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2023 Mohamed Tarek El-Naggar,1 Rania Serag Elkitkat,2– 5 Hossam El-din Ziada,6 Louise Pellegrino Gomes Esporcatte,7– 9 Renato Ambrósio Jr7– 11 1Refractive Surgery Unit, Ophthalmology Department, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza, Egypt; 2Ophthalmology
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Comparative Topographic and Tomographic Assessment of Post-LASIK Corneal Ectasia. [PDF]
J OphthalmolPurpose To evaluate and compare the topographic and tomographic characteristics of post–laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia (PLE) with keratoconus (KC) and normal control eyes using the Sirius imaging system. Methods This comparative cross‐sectional study included eyes with KC, PLE ectasia, and normal control eyes.
Salman A.
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Ectasia following small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE): a review of the literature
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2017 Majid Moshirfar,1,2 Julio C Albarracin,3 Jordan D Desautels,1,4 Orry C Birdsong,1 Steven H Linn,1 Phillip C Hoopes Sr1 1HDR Research Center, Hoopes Vision, Draper, 2John A Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of ...
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Corneal ectasia following photorefractive keratectomy: a confocal microscopic case report and literature review. [PDF]
Arq Bras Oftalmol, 2023 The occurrence of corneal ectasia after photorefractive keratectomy is a rare but serious complication of refractive surgery. Possible risk factors are not well assessed, but a probable reason is the failure to detect keratoconus preoperatively.
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Unilateral Corneal Ectasia After Bilateral Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy. [PDF]
CureusWe present the case of a 23-year-old male who experienced vision loss in his left eye 15 months after undergoing bilateral transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (T-PRK). Despite the absence of any significant preoperative topographical risk factors
AlShawabkeh M +3 more
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The Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Assessment of Ectasia Susceptibility Before Laser Vision Correction [PDF]
, 2021 Purpose: To describe the tomographic and corneal biomechanical status of a sample of eyes excluded from LVC and to present the differences in biomechanical behavior in relation to cutoffs of clinical- and tomography-based screening methods used in ...
Baptista, Pedro Manuel +13 more
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