Femtosecond laser-assisted lamellar keratoplasty
Lamellar keratoplasty consists of transplanting partial-thickness donor cornea onto a complementary recipient bed. Manual lamellar dissection is technically very difficult, time-consuming, and imprecise. Also, the manually-dissected lamellar interface often has topographical irregularities that may optically degrade the best-corrected visual acuity. The femtosecond clinical laser (IntraLase FS LaserTM, Irvine, CA) is a recent innovation that can be programmed to produce bladeless, precise lamellar cuts at any depth with accompanying trephination cuts for both anterior and posterior lamellar transplantion. Posterior laser cuts may be used to assist in deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty or Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
2008
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000400028 |
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