Adding Corneal Reshaping to Your Practice - Takeaways - MDSpire
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Adding Corneal Reshaping to Your Practice
CAIRS and CTAK procedures offer a practical opportunity to expand care options for patients with irregular corneas while integrating well into modern anterior segment and refractive practices.
Intracorneal ring segments (ICRS) mechanically reshape the cornea but do not halt keratoconus progression, leading to variable outcomes.
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Tissue-based reshaping techniques, such as CAIRS and CTAK, use donor corneal tissue to improve corneal shape and vision without removing existing tissue.
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CAIRS and CTAK offer advantages like improved customization and reduced complications compared to traditional ICRS, enhancing patient care options.
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Clinical trials show significant improvements in uncorrected and corrected visual acuity with CTAK, demonstrating its effectiveness in reshaping corneas.
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Patient selection for tissue-addition reshaping is crucial, targeting those with moderate to advanced keratoconus and contact lens intolerance.
