Adjustment procedures can help improve suboptimal results after implantation of corneal allogeneic intrastromal ring segments, according to a study in Journal of Refractive Surgery.
Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, of Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, India, and colleagues wrote that using corneal allogeneic intrastromal ring segments (CAIRS) for the treatment of keratoconus and other ectasias can improve uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA).
“In certain cases, however, the effect of the CAIRS may be suboptimal, and this may be