[Refractive and topographic changes of ipsilateral rotational autokeratoplasty with a crescent-shape 0.5 mm resection of the inferior cornea in keratoconus after a 24 months follow-up].

Introduction: Ipsilateral rotational penetrating autokeratoplasty technique may be an alternative to minimize the problem of long waiting lists for transplantation due to keratoconus.

Purpose: To report the visual outcomes in keratoconus patients after ipsilateral rotational penetrating autokeratoplasty technique (IRPAK) associated with a crescent-shape resection of 0.5 mm of the inferior cornea.

[Ipsilateral rotational autokeratoplasty with 0.5 mm resection of inferior corneal crescent, in keratoconus].

Purpose: To report the visual outcomes in keratoconus after ipsilateral rotating penetrating autokeratoplasty technique (IRPAK) associated with resection of 0.5 mm of inferior corneal crescent.

Methods: According to a prospective, longitudinal, series of cases, the authors analyzed visual results of six patients with keratoconus, who underwent an IRPAK, by two trepanations superiorly coincident and with a difference of 0.