{"title":"Intracorneal Ring Segments for the Treatment of Keratoconus: Where are We Going?","authors":"Adel Barbara","doi":"10.5005/ijkecd-9-2-iv","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5005/ijkecd-9-2-iv","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139282849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. F. Correia, Renato Ambrósio Jr, P. Baptista, Rui C Freitas, N. Sena Jr.
{"title":"Very Asymmetric Keratoconus: A Case Report of Long-term Follow-up","authors":"F. F. Correia, Renato Ambrósio Jr, P. Baptista, Rui C Freitas, N. Sena Jr.","doi":"10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48427829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sterile Corneal Perforation Following Corneal Collagen Cross-linking in a Patient with Down Syndrome","authors":"Jacob Grodsky, S. Edelstein","doi":"10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44513269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Melián, Vicente Rodriguez, H. Carreras, D. Piñero, J. González-Martín, Francisco Galván
{"title":"Long-term Analysis of Epi-ON Corneal Collagen Cross-linking Outcomes in Corneal Ectasia","authors":"R. Melián, Vicente Rodriguez, H. Carreras, D. Piñero, J. González-Martín, Francisco Galván","doi":"10.5005/JP-JOURNALS-10025-1187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5005/JP-JOURNALS-10025-1187","url":null,"abstract":"Aim and objective: To evaluate the 3-year follow-up clinical outcomes obtained in corneal ectasia using Epi-ON corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). Materials and methods: This study is a retrospective study enrolling 46 eyes from 32 patients with progressive corneal ectasia and treated with Epi-ON CXL in the period from September 2012 to April 2016. Two groups were differentiated according to the type of corneal ectasia: ectasia post-LASIK group (EPL, 12 eyes) and primary ectasia group (34 eyes). Two different platforms were used for the surgical protocol: VEGA CBM X LINKER platform (CSO, Firenze, Italy) and KXL (Avedro, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). Visual, refractive, and corneal tomographic outcomes were evaluated during a 3-year follow-up. Results: A statistically significant improvement in the logMAR corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) was observed in the whole sample ( p < 0.001) during the follow-up, with half of the sample improving one or more lines of CDVA. Likewise, only significant changes were detected in steepest keratometry ( p < 0.001), corneal astigmatism ( p = 0.012), and index of height asymmetry ( p = 0.021), with a trend to increase. Regarding the comparison between groups, more significant improvement in CDVA was found in the EPL group compared to the primary ectasia group (−0.07 ± 0.09 vs −0.15 ± 0.14, p = 0.028). Likewise, a significant trend to more corneal thinning was observed in primary ectasia group ( p = 0.034). Conclusion: Epi-ON CXL is efficacious for stabilizing the progression of primary and iatrogenic ectasias for most cases, with significant improvement of visual acuity associated.","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42973607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Femtosecond Circular Keratotomy in Stage I and II Keratoconus","authors":"J. Krumeich, N. Hirnschall, F. Laufer","doi":"10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1188","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45366241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Keratoconus: Current and Future State-of-the-Art","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-84506-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84506-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74195587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Keratoconus: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-85361-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85361-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74727712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corneal Cross-Linking in Ultrathin Corneas","authors":"F. Hafezi, E. A. Torres-Netto","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-84506-3_9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84506-3_9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74678317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}