Abstract:Purpose
This study performs comparative assessment of the results of different types of two-stage surgical treatment in patients with keratoconus, including combination of corneal collagen cross-linking with intrastromal corneal ring segments followed by topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy.
Materials and methods
Prospective review of 101 patients (101 eyes) with keratoconus was performed. Patients underwent corneal collagen cross-linking (32 patients), intrastromal corneal ring segments (48 patient… Show more
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