Visual outcomes in advanced keratoconus using different strategies: Scleral lens, intracorneal ring segment and lamellar keratoplasty.

Guilherme RochaBruna Viana VieiraBárbara Mírian Silva MendesCamila Ishii IgumaThairis Cássia Santana SilvaLuciene Barbosa de SousaPatrick Frensel Tzelikis

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2021)

We showed that the CDVA of eyes fitted with SCL without any surgical treatment was statistically better than CDVA of eyes after ICRS insertion. After DALK and ICRS insertion, many patients needed a complimentary treatment to improve CDVA. The most chosen treatment was fitting a SCL. After this, all eyes showed statistically significant improvement in f-VA, with statistically better results for DALK + SCL when compared to SCL fitted in advanced keratoconus without any surgical treatment.

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