ORLANDO — Intrastromal keratoplasty offers improved biocompatibility and fewer complications in patients with keratoconus, according to a speaker.
In a presentation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Rahul Tonk, MD, MBA, of Princeton Eye Group in New Jersey, said intrastromal keratoplasty uses corneal inlays to reshape the cornea and treat irregular corneal astigmatism in patients with keratoconus and ectasia.
“As compared to intracorneal ring segments, we’re working with biological tissue, so improved biocompatibility, less risk of