VOLUME 7 , ISSUE 1 ( 2018 ) > List of Articles
Maksim V Sinitsyn, Nadezhda A Pozdeyeva, Nikolay P Pashtayev
Keywords : Femtosecond laser, High myopia, MyoRing.
Citation Information : Sinitsyn MV, Pozdeyeva NA, Pashtayev NP. Femtosecond Laser-assisted Intrastromal MyoRing Implantation in Eyes with Keratoconus and High Myopia. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2018; 7 (1):6-11.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1153
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Published Online: 01-06-2010
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2018; The Author(s).
Aim: To analyze the clinical and functional outcomes of correction of high myopia in eyes with the first stage of keratoconus using femtosecond laser-assisted intrastromal MyoRing implantation. Materials and methods: Thirty eyes (15 patients) with the first stage of keratoconus and high myopia underwent femtosecond laser-assisted intrastromal MyoRing implantation. Mean corneal thickness was 468 ± 12.4 μm. MyoRings were inserted in the intrastromal pockets with diameter 9.0 mm at the depth of 300 μm using femtosecond laser IntraLase FS 60 kHz. Results: Mean uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) value increased from 1.2 ± 0.03 to 0.3 ± 0.1 logMAR 6 months after operation, mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) value increased from 0.24 ± 0.09 to 0.18 ± 0.03 logMAR. Then UCVA and BCVA values remained practically unaltered during the whole follow-up period. Conclusion: The MyoRing implantation stabilizes the keratoconus by enhancing the biomechanical properties of the cornea and simultaneously improves visual acuity due to correction of high myopia.