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Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments (INTACS)
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| IN BRIEF |
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INTACS is the name of a product as well as of a vision correction procedure consisting of implanting small slivers of plastic in the corneal stroma outside the central optical zone.
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| DISCUSSION |
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INTACS were developed originally as a means of elective vision correction, however, they are increasingly being used therapeutically to stabilise keratoconus and ectasia.
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| EXTERNAL LINKS |
INTACS website
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Last updated January 2005 |
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