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A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Purpose: To assess the outcomes of implanting a new polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) ring (Neoring; AJL Ophthalmic) in pre-descemet deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (PD-DALK) procedure for moderate-advanced keratoconus. Methods: This prospective study included 10 eyes of 10 patients with moderate-ad...

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Autores principales: Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Belén, Lisa, Carlos, Fernández-Vega-Cueto, Luis, Madrid-Costa, David, Alfonso, José F.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8599962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34805231
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.771365
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author Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Belén
Lisa, Carlos
Fernández-Vega-Cueto, Luis
Madrid-Costa, David
Alfonso, José F.
author_facet Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Belén
Lisa, Carlos
Fernández-Vega-Cueto, Luis
Madrid-Costa, David
Alfonso, José F.
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description Purpose: To assess the outcomes of implanting a new polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) ring (Neoring; AJL Ophthalmic) in pre-descemet deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (PD-DALK) procedure for moderate-advanced keratoconus. Methods: This prospective study included 10 eyes of 10 patients with moderate-advanced keratoconus who underwent PD-DALK with Neoring implantation. Neoring was implanted in a pre-descemetic pocket. The post-operative examination included refraction, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), corneal tomography, and endothelial cell density (ECD). The root mean squares (RMSs) for coma-like aberrations and spherical aberration were evaluated for a pupil size of 4.5 mm. The junctional graft (Tg) and host (Th) thicknesses were measured. The post-operative follow-up was 24 months. Results: Post-operative CDVA was 0.82 ± 0.14 (decimal scale), 100% of the eyes achieved a CDVA of 0.7 (decimal scale). The refractive cylinder was −2.86 ± 1.65 2-years after surgery. No eyes had a post-operative refractive cylinder ≥5.00 D and in five eyes (50%), it was ≤2.50 D. At the last visit, the mean keratometry was 45.64 ± 1.96 D, the RMS for coma-like aberrations was 0.30 ± 0.15 μm and spherical aberration was 0.22 ± 0.09. The mean ECD remains without changes over the follow-up (P = 0.07). At the last visit, Tg and Th were 679.9 ± 39.0 and 634.8 ± 41.2 μm, respectively. The thickness of the complex (host-Neoring) was 740.6 ± 35.6 μm. In all cases, this thickness was thicker than Tg. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that PD-DALK along Neoring implantation is a viable, effective, and safe option to optimize the post-operative results for moderate-severe keratoconus.
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spelling pubmed-85999622021-11-19 A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Belén Lisa, Carlos Fernández-Vega-Cueto, Luis Madrid-Costa, David Alfonso, José F. Front Med (Lausanne) Medicine Purpose: To assess the outcomes of implanting a new polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) ring (Neoring; AJL Ophthalmic) in pre-descemet deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (PD-DALK) procedure for moderate-advanced keratoconus. Methods: This prospective study included 10 eyes of 10 patients with moderate-advanced keratoconus who underwent PD-DALK with Neoring implantation. Neoring was implanted in a pre-descemetic pocket. The post-operative examination included refraction, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), corneal tomography, and endothelial cell density (ECD). The root mean squares (RMSs) for coma-like aberrations and spherical aberration were evaluated for a pupil size of 4.5 mm. The junctional graft (Tg) and host (Th) thicknesses were measured. The post-operative follow-up was 24 months. Results: Post-operative CDVA was 0.82 ± 0.14 (decimal scale), 100% of the eyes achieved a CDVA of 0.7 (decimal scale). The refractive cylinder was −2.86 ± 1.65 2-years after surgery. No eyes had a post-operative refractive cylinder ≥5.00 D and in five eyes (50%), it was ≤2.50 D. At the last visit, the mean keratometry was 45.64 ± 1.96 D, the RMS for coma-like aberrations was 0.30 ± 0.15 μm and spherical aberration was 0.22 ± 0.09. The mean ECD remains without changes over the follow-up (P = 0.07). At the last visit, Tg and Th were 679.9 ± 39.0 and 634.8 ± 41.2 μm, respectively. The thickness of the complex (host-Neoring) was 740.6 ± 35.6 μm. In all cases, this thickness was thicker than Tg. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that PD-DALK along Neoring implantation is a viable, effective, and safe option to optimize the post-operative results for moderate-severe keratoconus. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8599962/ /pubmed/34805231 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.771365 Text en Copyright © 2021 Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Lisa, Fernández-Vega-Cueto, Madrid-Costa and Alfonso. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Belén
Lisa, Carlos
Fernández-Vega-Cueto, Luis
Madrid-Costa, David
Alfonso, José F.
A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study
title A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study
title_full A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study
title_fullStr A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study
title_full_unstemmed A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study
title_short A New Pre-descemetic Corneal Ring (Neoring) in Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Moderate-Advanced Keratoconus: A Pilot 2-Year Long-Term Follow-Up Study
title_sort new pre-descemetic corneal ring (neoring) in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for moderate-advanced keratoconus: a pilot 2-year long-term follow-up study
topic Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8599962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34805231
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.771365
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