TY - BOOK AU - Moustafa Mahmoud Kamel Nour AU - Mohamed Hassan Hosny , AU - Mohsen Naguib Salem , AU - Sarah Akram Azzam , TI - Comparative study of effectiveness of intrastromal corneal ring segments with riboflavin utilizing epithelial-off technique versus intratunnel technique in the management of keratoconus / PY - 2016/// CY - Cairo : PB - Moustafa Mahmoud Kamel Nour , KW - Intrastromal corneal ring KW - Keratoconus KW - Riboflavin utilizing epithelial N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Ophthalmology; Issued also as CD N2 - The treatment of keratoconus varies according to the severity of the disease.Corneal cross linking is used to increase the collagen bonds in the cornea so it prevents the progression of the disease also it may improve the keratometric indices. It can be done by different methods.The ICRS are used to improve the visual acuity by decreasing the cylinder and modifying the shape of the corneal cone and it allows the patient to become contact lens tolerable. There are different types of ICRS with different criteria ER -