SYMPOSIUM: KERATOCONUS |
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Year : 2013 | Volume
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Toric implantable collamer lens for keratoconus
Mathew Kurian Kummelil1, MS Hemamalini1, Ridhima Bhagali1, Koushik Sargod1, Somshekar Nagappa2, Rohit Shetty1, Bhujang K Shetty1
1 Cataract and Refractive Lens Surgery Services, Narayana Nethralaya, Post-Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 2 Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Narayana Nethralaya, Post-Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Mathew Kurian Kummelil Cataract and Refractive Lens Surgery Service, Narayana Nethralaya, Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, 121/C Chord Road, Rajajinagar 1st R Block, Bangalore - 560 010, Karnataka India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.116064
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Keratoconus is a progressive non-inflammatory thinning of the cornea that induces myopia and irregular astigmatism and decreases the quality of vision due to monocular diplopia, halos, or ghost images. Keratoconus patients unfit for corneal procedures and intolerant to refractive correction by spectacles or contact lenses have been implanted toric posterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses (PC pIOLs) alone or combined with other surgical procedures to correct the refractive errors associated with keratoconus as an off label procedure with special informed consent from the patients. Several reports attest to the safety and efficacy of the procedure, though the associated corneal higher order aberrations would have an impact on the final visual quality. |
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