Film 100782 New Instrument to Produce Mechanical Stromal Tunel in Ring Segments Implantation | ASCRS
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Film 100782 New Instrument to Produce Mechanical Stromal Tunel in Ring Segments Implantation
April 2024
Meeting: 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Presenting Author: Leticia Gomes, MD; Jade Souza, MD
Category: Instruments & Devices/IOLs
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A new instrument has been developed to facilitate corneal tunneling in the mechanical implantation of intrastromal corneal rings for keratoconus. Currently, the most commonly used instrument is the pigtail, but this new instrument streamlines the mechanical ring implantation process.