Corneal Allogenic Intrastromal Ring Segments (CAIRS) Versus Synthetic Segments: A Single Segment Comparative Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching
When adequately matched for preoperative disease type and severity, eyes with CAIRS had a similar and notable clinical improvement compared to ICRS, with possibly better improvement in vertical coma and CDVA. <b>[<i>J Refract Surg</i>. 2024;40(11):e863-e876.]</b>.
Authors
- Farhad Hafezi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-4558)
- Jad F. Assaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4963-7339)
- Shady T. Awwad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-0587)
- Anthony Abou Mrad
- Yara Bteich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5672-8920)
- Soosan Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9976-1646)
- Karen E. Asfar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4639-7525)
Institutions
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Refractive Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3928/1081597x-20241002-02
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.04