Therapeutic Analysis in Patients with Keratoconus
| Autor: | Natalia Carvalho, Bernardo Kaplan Moscovici, Rosangela A Simoncelli, Renan Akira Miyashiro, Pablo Felipe Rodrigues, Thaiane F Guerra, Cristiane F Moutinho, Françuilner S dos Santos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Keratoconus medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Corneal Diseases Corneal topography medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Ophthalmology Cornea 030221 ophthalmology & optometry medicine In patient business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Keratoconus and Ectatic Corneal Diseases. 8:40-42 |
| ISSN: | 2277-4203 2277-3800 |
| DOI: | 10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1184 |
| Popis: | Aim This study aimed at assessing the therapeutic decisions made by an individual keratoconus specialist in the last 10 years, to treat patients with keratoconus. Materials and methods We studied a case series and the descriptive analysis of individual cases treated by a single keratoconus specialist. Medical records of 636 patients totaling 1271 eyes were evaluated based on the therapeutic procedure used. Results For the treatment of keratoconus, the specialist chose expectant (only spectacles) in 22.3% of the cases, contact lenses in 39.3%, implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) in 27.7%, cross-linking in 0.9%, and penetrating keratoplasty in 8.5% of the cases. Conclusion The keratoconus specialist preferred noninvasive therapeutic options to improve vision quality, such as spectacles and contact lenses. Clinical significance Show the therapeutic preferences of a keratoconus specialist in order to compare with the daily practice. How to cite this article Carvalho N, Guerra TF, Moutinho CF, et al. Therapeutic Analysis in Patients with Keratoconus. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2019;8(2):40–42. |
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