VILAMOURA, Portugal — At the ESCRS winter meeting, Emilio Torres-Netto, MD, PhD, speaks about the advantages of PTK-assisted customized epi-on cross-linking, or PACE.
With this second-generation customized approach, the cornea is not only regularized, but it undergoes curvature changes that improve vision.
“In a case presented here, we obtained a flattening effect of 7 D within a few weeks, which remained stable in the following months,” Torres-Netto said.
This technique could be a true paradigm shift in the management of patients with keratoconus.
“If we have a patient