Intrastromal Corneal Ring for Ectasia After Refractive Surgery (Anel)

Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ectasia

Treatments: Procedure: INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02008253

BQ-1-14 - ARVO

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the clinical outcomes of intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation to correct keratoconus on eyes with prior refractive surgery.

Full description

Forty-two eyes of 26 patients, 14 men and 12 women, with ectasia after refractive surgery were studied in a nonrandomized, retrospective, observational case series. Mean age at the time of ICRS implantation was 30,5 years.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 48 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients 19 to 48 years old
• Keratoconus (ectasia) on eyes with prior refractive surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Diabetes
• Autoimmune diseases

Trial design

29 participants in 1 patient group

INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT

Description:

Forty-two eyes of 26 patients, 14 men and 12 women, with ectasia after refractive surgery were studied in a nonrandomized, retrospective, observational case series.

Treatment:

Procedure: INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT