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Asymmetric Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments with Progressive Base Width and Thickness for Keratoconus: Evaluation of Efficacy and Analysis of Epithelial Remodeling

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041673

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cornea; keratoconus; intrastromal corneal ring segment; asymmetric; aberrometry; topography; epithelium

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of intracorneal ring segments (ICRSs) on visual outcomes and epithelial remodeling in patients with duck-type keratoconus. The results showed that ICRS implantation significantly improved corrected and uncorrected distance visual acuity, and induced epithelial thickening along the segment. The study concluded that ICRS implantation can effectively manage duck-type keratoconus.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe visual outcomes and epithelial remodeling following the implantation of asymmetric intracorneal ring segments (ICRSs) of variable thickness and base width for the management of duck-type keratoconus. Methods: A prospective observational study of patients with duck-type keratoconus was conducted. All patients received one ICRS AJL PRO + implant (AJL Ophthalmic). We analyzed demographic and clinical data, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) data and Scheimpflug camera images obtained with a Placido disc MS-39 (CSO, Firenze, Italy) one and six months after surgery to determine keratometric and aberrometric outcomes and epithelial remodeling. Results: We studied 33 keratoconic eyes. ICRS implantation significantly improved both corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and uncorrected distance visual acuity at six months, as assessed with the logMAR (minimum angle of resolution) system, from 0.32 +/- 0.19 to 0.12 +/- 0.12 (p < 0.001) and from 0.75 +/- 0.38 to 0.37 +/- 0.24 (p < 0.001), respectively. Overall, 87% of implanted eyes gained >= 1 line of CDVA, and 3% of patients (n = 1) lost one line of CDVA; 55% of eyes attained a manifest refraction spherical equivalent between +1.50 and -1.50 D. Epithelial remodeling was greater at the wider and thicker end (+11.33 mu m +/- 12.95; p < 0.001 relative to the initial value) than at the narrower and thinner end (+2.24 mu m +/- 5.67; p = 0.01). Coma aberration was significantly reduced from 1.62 +/- 0.81 mu m to 0.99 +/- 0.59 mu m (p < 0.001). Conclusions: AJL-PRO + ICRS implantation for duck-type keratoconus improves refractive, topographic, aberrometric and visual parameters and induces progressive epithelial thickening along the segment.

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