Intracorneal ring segments are among the best treatments currently available for patients with moderate keratoconus. Several types exist, but in the United States, the Intacs segment is the only ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Classic textbooks teach that the incidence of keratoconus is one per 2,000. That would equate to about 170,000 ...

The first generation of segmented perioptic implants were sold by Optikon 2000 SpA and Soleko SpA (Rome, Italy). The differentiating element of this model was the number of implants. In the first ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Corneal ring segments, marketed under the name Intacs, improve vision in patients with keratoconus, an ocular condition in which thin corneas bulge forward causing a deterioration of ...

Two surgical procedures have been described for ICRS implantation: the mechanical method and the femtolaser method. The use of femtolaser for ICRS tunnel creation was widely accepted after FDA ...