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Intrastromal corneal ring segments: effect of relationship between alignment and topographic keratometric meridians.

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PURPOSE:To determine whether the keratometric and refractive surgical effects of paired intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) depend on their alignment relative to steep and flat topographic meridians. SETTING:St. Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom. DESIGN:Comparative case series. METHODS:Keratoconic patients who had two 0.3 mm Intacs ICRS inserted were retrospectively grouped depending on alignment of segments within 30 degrees either side of the steep (meridional group) or the flat (perpendicular group) topographic meridians, respectively, with the rest in the oblique group. Principal outcome measures were changes in visual acuity, refractive surgical effect, and keratometric surgical effect 4 months postoperatively. RESULTS:Forty eyes of 40 patients were included. There was a significant reduction in keratometric power (flattening) (P<.01) but not in refractive error in all 3 groups. The reduction in keratometric astigmatism was significantly greater in the perpendicular group (-2.67 diopters [D]) than in the meridional group (-0.65 D) (P=.03), with the oblique group (-0.9 D) in between (P=.12). The principal reduction was flattening orthogonal to the incision site, with relative steepening in the axis of ICRS alignment. In all groups, variations in the refractive surgical effect and keratometric surgical effect were very high. CONCLUSIONS:Placement of two 0.3 mm ICRS had a variable effect with limited predictability. There was predominant flattening of the cornea orthogonal to the axis of ICRS alignment. Irrespective of the location of preoperative steep and flat keratometric meridians, the maximum reduction in astigmatism occurred when the incision and the segments were placed along the flat topographic meridian. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

journal_name

J Cataract Refract Surg

journal_title

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery

authors

Tu KL,Batterbury M,Kaye SB

doi

10.1016/j.jcrs.2012.04.024

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-08-01 00:00:00

pages

1432-9

issue

eissn

0886-3350

issn

1873-4502

pii

S0886-3350(12)00650-5

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Intrastromal corneal ring segments: effect of relationship between alignment and topographic keratometric meridians.