TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined corneal collagen cross-linking and posterior chamber toric implantable collamer lens implantation for keratoconus.
AU - Kymionis, George D.
AU - Grentzelos, Michael A.
AU - Karavitaki, Alexandra E.
AU - Zotta, Paraskevi
AU - Yoo, Sonia H.
AU - Pallikaris, Ioannis G.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - A 29-year-old woman with keratoconus underwent posterior chamber toric implantable Collamer lens (Visian ICL; STAAR Surgical, Monrovia, CA) implantation 12 months after corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet radiation-A. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed. Three months postoperatively, uncorrected distance visual acuity improved from counting fingers to 20/40 and corrected distance visual acuity improved from 20/100 to 20/30. Combined cross-linking treatment and posterior chamber toric phakic Collamer lens implantation in a two-step procedure seems to be an effective method for correcting keratoconus in patients with high myopia and astigmatism. Despite the encouraging results, longer follow-up is necessary to evaluate the outcomes of this approach.
AB - A 29-year-old woman with keratoconus underwent posterior chamber toric implantable Collamer lens (Visian ICL; STAAR Surgical, Monrovia, CA) implantation 12 months after corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet radiation-A. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed. Three months postoperatively, uncorrected distance visual acuity improved from counting fingers to 20/40 and corrected distance visual acuity improved from 20/100 to 20/30. Combined cross-linking treatment and posterior chamber toric phakic Collamer lens implantation in a two-step procedure seems to be an effective method for correcting keratoconus in patients with high myopia and astigmatism. Despite the encouraging results, longer follow-up is necessary to evaluate the outcomes of this approach.
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U2 - 10.3928/15428877-20110210-05
DO - 10.3928/15428877-20110210-05
M3 - Article
C2 - 21366205
AN - SCOPUS:79955823453
VL - 42 Online
SP - e22-25
JO - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
JF - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
SN - 2325-8160
ER -