VIDEO: CTAK adds tissue to keratoconic corneas

ByJohn D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA

ByShalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA

ByNancy Hemphill, ELS, FAAO

Fact checked byHeather Biele

NEW YORK — Topography-guided PRK and CTAK can change the corneal curvature in patients with keratoconus, according to a speaker at Vision Expo East.

“Topography-guided PRK uses an excimer laser to selectively and therapeutically reshape the cornea, and CTAK, or corneal tissue addition keratoplasty, adds sterilized corneal tissue to the keratoconic cornea to reshape it,” John D. Gelles, OD, FAAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA, said in this Healio video.

“In addition to reshaping the cornea, we also want to talk about improving vision, and that can be done with glasses, contacts and surgical options,” Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, said.

Gelles is director of the specialty contact lens division at the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute-Hersh Vision Group and the CLEI Center for Keratoconus in Teaneck, New Jersey. Pal practices at Yorkville Eye Institute in Toronto.

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Gelles JD, Pal S. Caution, steep hill ahead: Diagnosing and managing keratoconus in clinical practice. Are you ready to conquer keratoconus? Presented at: Vision Expo East; March 14-17, 2024; New York.

Disclosures: Gelles reports consulting for CorneaGen, Glaukos and Oculus. Pal reports no relevant financial disclosures.