Removal of Intacs With a Fractured Positioning Hole
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 20 (2) , 182-183
- https://doi.org/10.3928/1081-597x-20040301-16
Abstract
Journal of Refractive Surgery | To the Editor:We report a case in which fracture of the Intac (intrastromal corneal ring) and subsequent loss of use of the positioning hole complicated the removal procedure. An alternate approach using a T-incision was performed, and resulted in the successful removal of the Intac and a return to postoperative levels of visual acuity.A 48-year-old male with a cycloplegic refraction of -4.50This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: