Un ensayo aleatorizado controlado de segmentos de anillos corneales simétricos versus asimétricos para queratocono

Belquiz Amaral Nassaralla1,2, Jordana Sandes Barbosa Soares3,4,5, Mauro Campos6,7

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Olhos de Goiânia, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.

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Resumen

Los segmentos de anillo corneal intrastromal asimétrico (ICRS) mejoraron significativamente la visión y la forma de la córnea más que los ICRS simétricos en pacientes con queratocono. Este estudio encontró que el ICRS asimétrico es seguro y eficaz para el tratamiento del queratocono oval.

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