Flattening the Curve with Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments (CAIRS) | ASCRS
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Film 75345: Flattening the Curve with Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments (CAIRS)
July 2021
Meeting: 2021 ASCRS Annual Meeting
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Film ID: 75345
Presenting Author: Philip Dockery, MD, MPH
Producers: Jack Parker, MD, PhD; John Parker, MD , ABO 
Category: In-House Production

Corneal allogenic intratromal ring segment (CAIRS) implantation was introduced as an alternative to intracorneal ring segments. This video introduces a new technique with stained and dehydrated segments inserted into manually dissected channels. This technique is feasible even in very advanced keratoconus, inducing up to 40 diopters of flattening and possibly preventing penetrating keratoplasty.

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