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PITTSBURGH — Intacs prescription inserts are being used in the treatment of keratoconus in U.S. phase 1 clinical trials. Therapeutic applications of Intacs inserts, a refractive device approved in the ...

Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2008;3(5):585-591. For spherical equivalent under -2.00 D, a combination of a 0.25-mm segment superiorly and 0.35-mm segment inferiorly were used (0.25/0.35); For spherical ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Corneal ring segments, marketed under the name Intacs, improve vision in patients with keratoconus, an ocular condition in which thin corneas bulge forward causing a deterioration of ...

The first generation of segmented perioptic implants were sold by Optikon 2000 SpA and Soleko SpA (Rome, Italy). The differentiating element of this model was the number of implants. In the first ...