Small-Incision Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Intracorneal Concave Lenticule Implantation in Patients With Keratoconus.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of small-incision femtosecond laser-assisted intracorneal concave lenticule implantation (SFII) and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in patients with progressive keratoconus. METHODS:All the patients were clinically diagnosed with progressive keratoconus. Twenty patients underwent PKP (PKP group), and 11 patients underwent SFII (SFII group). Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, corneal topography, corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, and in vivo confocal microscopy were analyzed. RESULTS:Vision improved at 3 months postoperatively in the SFII group. In the PKP group, corrected distance visual acuity improved 1 week after surgery. Corneal topography showed a statistically significant decre

SUBMITTER: Jin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407908 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature