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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2019

Outcomes of MyoRing Implantation in Eyes with Keratoconus in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: "A Single-Arm Cohort Study".

Yousef Saad Alshammari, Abdulaziz Ismail Al Somali

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yousef Saad AlshammariDivision of Cornea and External Eye Disease Segment, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0717-9424
Abdulaziz Ismail Al SomaliDivision of Cornea and External Eye Disease, Department of Ophthalmology, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3359-7646

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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of MyoRing implantation in eyes with keratoconus managed at a tertiary eye hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

methodsThis one-armed historical cohort study included keratoconus patients operated for MyoRing implant. The cases were assessed before and 6 months after surgery. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), spherical equivalent (SE), central corneal thickness (CCT), and corneal curvature (Kmean) were noted and measured before and 6 months after the intervention. Intra- and postoperative complications were noted.

resultWe studied 12 eyes of 12 patients with moderate keratoconus. The median of Kmean was 50.6 mm (IQR 47.54; 52.5) and 44.5 mm (IQR 42.5; 46.8) before and 6 months after surgery. The change in Kmean was significant (

conclusionMyoRing implant seems to be a safe and effective procedure to manage low and moderate keratoconus. The outcomes could be further enhanced by additional procedures such as collagen cross-linkage and photorefractive keratectomy if warranted.

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PMCPMC6735184

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