The application of conductive keratoplasty for the shrinkage of the human cornea

Abstract

The surgical correction of hyperopia and hyperopic astigmatism has always been a challenge for refractive surgeons. The efficacy, quality of vision and most im-portantly safety, provided by the existing laser surgical techniques are often not satis-factory. On the other hand, thermokeratoplasty procedures are minimally invasive, do not require corneal tissue removal, and operate outside the central clear zone of the cornea. The goal of conductive keratoplasty, which is a thermokeratoplasty technique, is to produce structural changes in the three-dimensional grating of collagen in the stroma of the cornea. These changes are achieved through the elevation of the tissue temperature. The increased tissue temperature is induced by electric impedance in the flow of energy through the collagen fibrils. Controlled-release radiofrequency energy (350 KHz) is delivered to the depth of 500 μm with the help of a Keratoplast tip ViewPoint™ CK (Refractec, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA). With the increase of ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/15947
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/15947
ND
15947
Alternative title
Η εφαρμογή της τεχνολογίας ραδιοσυχνοτήτων για τη ρίκνωση του κερατοειδικού χιτώνα
Author
Naoumidi, Tatiana (Father's name: Leonidas)
Date
2006
Degree Grantor
University of Crete (UOC)
Committee members
Παλλήκαρης Ιωάννης
Τσιλιμπάρης Μιλτιάδης
Τσατσάκης Αριστείδης
Σιγανός Χαράλαμπος
Βελεγράκης Γεώργιος
Κατσαμούρης Αστέριος
Χαλκιαδάκης Γεώργιος
Discipline
Medical and Health Sciences
Clinical Medicine
Keywords
Radiofrequencies; Shrinkage; Human cornea; Conductive keratoplasty; Hyperipic astigmatism
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
179 σ., im.
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