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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2020

Intracorneal Stromal Ring Can Affect the Biomechanics of Ectatic Cornea.

Shahram Bamdad, Mohammad Reza Sedaghat, Masoud Yasemi, Mehrnoosh Maalhagh

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shahram BamdadPoostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-016X
Mohammad Reza SedaghatDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Masoud YasemiPoostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6422-6573
Mehrnoosh MaalhaghPoostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe biomechanical properties of ecstatic cornea undergo changes. This study evaluates the biomechanical changes of ecstatic cornea after implantation of two types of intracorneal stromal ring (ICR).

methodsFor doing this prospective cross-sectional study, 32 patients with keratoconus (KCN) were randomly divided into two 16-member groups (group I: MyoRing, group II: KeraRing). The main inclusion criteria were transparent cornea with no scar in the central part, corneal thickness >450

resultsThe mean ages of patients of groups I and II were 26 ± 6.55 and 33.86 ± 8.5, respectively. The postoperative change of sphere refraction was significant in both groups. However, reduction in the astigmatism was significant only in group I. In addition, the change of flat meridian keratometry (Kf) was significant before and after ring implantation in group I, unlike group II. The changes in CH and CRF parameters (ORA) were not significant in either group before and after the operation. Besides, only HRC parameter (Corvis) decreased significantly in both groups before and after the operation.

conclusionBoth MyoRing and KeraRings have positive effects on the biomechanics of cornea at least during the first year after implantation. Comparison of these two types of ICR did not show significant differences in Corvis and ORA parameters.

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