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dc.contributor.authorTunç, Zeki
dc.contributor.authorDeveci, Nuran
dc.contributor.authorSener, Bozkurt
dc.contributor.authorBahçecioğlu, Halil Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-27T08:00:56Z
dc.date.available2019-06-27T08:00:56Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.issn0181-5512en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/174
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/%5BCorneal-ring-segments-(INTACS)-for-the-treatment-2-Tun%C3%A7-Deveci/ee0cf17d709cd6a98ae806257e7d4d34355bb634
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the use of corneal ring segments (INTACS) for the treatment of asymmetrical astigmatism in keratoconus. Material and methods: This prospective study involved nine eyes of seven patients who were operated on between December 1998 and June 2000. A case of keratoconus with opacified cornea was excluded from this study. The patients chosen were contact lens-intolerant. The surgical intervention was carried out under topical anesthesia. The INTACS (Addition Technology) corneal ring insert was inserted approximately 68% of the peripheral corneal depth and was centered to the cone of the cornea. Results: No intraoperative complications occurred. We noted a flattening of the central cornea and a decrease in irregular astigmatism for all patients. Mean preoperative uncorrected visual acuity was less than 1/10. Postoperatively two eyes had an uncorrected visual acuity of 10/10 seven eyes showed an improvement from an uncorrected visual acuity of 2/10 to 7/10. Conclusion: We have observed that the flattening effect of INTACS inserts on the soft corneal keratoconic tissue and on the high astigmatic tissue seems greater than that produced in normal cornea. Implantation of INTACS resulted in a significant reduction in asymmetrical astigmatism of the keratoconus.en_US]
dc.language.isofraen_US
dc.publisherMasson Editeuren_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectKeratoconusen_US
dc.subjectIntactsen_US
dc.subjectAstigmatismen_US
dc.titleCorneal ring segments (INTACS) for the treatment of asymmetrical astigmatism of the keratoconus. Follow-up after 2 yearsen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.identifier.startpage824en_US
dc.identifier.endpage830
dc.relation.journalJournal Francais D Ophtalmologieen_US
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000186839000007en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.identifier.pmid14586224en_US


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