_Purpose_. To analyze the results of three-year outcomes of combined epithelium-on cross-linking with femtosecond laser ICRS (cross-linking PLUS) for keratoconus management. _Design_. A retrospective multicenter clinical study. _Methods_. 43 eyes of 38 patients were subjected to preoperative and postoperative UCVA, BCVA, refraction, Pentacam pachymetry, and keratometry examinations at 3-, 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-month follow-up period. _Results_. The preoperative and ... Read more

_Purpose_. To compare Ologen implant versus mitomycin-C (MMC) in combined trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy as a treatment of primary congenital glaucoma. _Setting_. Sohag University Hospital, Egypt. _Design_. A prospective comparative study. _Methods_. Thirty-four eyes of twenty-one patients with primary congenital glaucoma were included in this study. All patients were subjected to preoperative evaluation including complete anterior segment examination under general anesthesia. ... Read more

PURPOSE: To evaluate the two-year results of the use of femto-assissted Keraring for management of keratoconus. DESIGN: A retrospective non-randomized clinical study. METHODS: 51 eyes of 31 patients with keratoconus were included in this study. All eyes were subjected to preoperative and postoperative UCVA, BCVA, manifest refraction, slit lamp examination of anterior segment, IOP, fundus examination, keratometry and pachymetry assessed ... Read more

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the results with regard to efficacy, safety, and patient satisfaction between two combined procedures: combined femtosecond laser Myoring implantation with cross-linking (CXL) and combined femtosecond laser Keraring implantation with CXL for treatment of keratoconus. SETTING This study was conducted in Sohag University Hospital, Sohag University, Egypt, in association with Sohag Future ... Read more

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using corneal collagen cross-linking as a refractive procedure to correct corneal astigmatism. SETTING This study was conducted in Sohag University Hospital (Egypt). DESIGN This is a prospective, nonrandomized, clinical trial study. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifteen eyes of 11 patients complaining of astigmatism were treated with refractive ... Read more

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the blind disfiguring eye as a natural implant for artificial eyes instead of evisceration or enucleation with synthetic implants. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ten eyes, which were painless and blind with disfiguring appearance, were included in this study. All eyes were subjected to a new simple surgical technique by ... Read more

PURPOSE To compare the results in terms of the efficacy and safety of collagen matrix implant [Ologen (OLO) implant] versus mitomycin C (MMC) in trabeculectomy for the surgical treatment of primary congenital glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty eyes of 15 patients with primary congenital glaucoma were divided into two groups. The first group (MMC group) included 10 eyes that were ... Read more

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Iqbal technique in iLASIK (the quadrilateral technique) for lifting the corneal flap created by intralase femtosecond laser. Design: A prospective nonrandomized clinical trial study. Methods: 79eyes of 44 patients complaining of myopia and astigmatism were treated with iLASIK using Iqbal technique for lifting the corneal flap from the stromal bed. All eyes ... Read more

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to assess the safety and efficacy of epithelium-off corneal cross-linking (conventional cross-linking) versus epithelium-on cross-linking (epithelium-on cross-linking) in the treatment of keratoconus. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a nonrandomized comparative trial. Forty-three eyes of 35 patients were included in this study. All eyes were subjected to the preoperative and postoperative measures including ... Read more

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic results of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in terms of safety and efficacy in the treatment of resistant corneal ulcer. DESIGN This study was designed as a noncomparative prospective clinical trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS Five eyes of five patients with resistant corneal ulcers that failed to heal after maximal topical ... Read more