Impact of Ring Implant Surgeries on the Corneal Transplant Queue at a Reference University Hospital in the State of Pará
Glenda Figueira Guimarães,
José Jesu Sisnando D'Araujo Filho,
Raissa Tereza Casseb Oliveira
et al.
Abstract:Keratoconus is a progressive non-inflammatory ectatic dystrophy, characterised by thinning and curving of the cornea, with central or paracentral conical protrusion, which occurs due to a biomechanical failure of the corneal stroma that is no longer able to resist the internal and external pressures exerted. The objective of the study was to analyse the positive impact of performing ring implant surgeries on patients on the corneal transplant waiting list, at the Bettina Ferro de Souza University Hospital (HUB… Show more
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