
pmid: 17189814
To our knowledge, we describe the first patient with pseudophakic bullous keratoplasty treated with femtosecond-laser-assisted endothelial keratoplasty. A 5.5 mm corneoscleral tunnel incision was made; after Descemet's membrane was stripped, an 8.0 mm posterior lamellar corneal disk prepared with a femtosecond laser was inserted into the anterior chamber against the recipient cornea without the use of corneal sutures. Four months postoperatively, the posterior corneal disk was clear and the induced astigmatism was 2.1 diopters, demonstrating a functional corneal endothelial layer. The femtosecond laser offers a new surgical approach for minimally invasive endothelial keratoplasty in corneal endothelial disorders.
Aged, 80 and over, Corneal Transplantation, Male, Endothelium, Corneal, Visual Acuity, Corneal Topography, Humans, Laser Therapy, Descemet Membrane
Aged, 80 and over, Corneal Transplantation, Male, Endothelium, Corneal, Visual Acuity, Corneal Topography, Humans, Laser Therapy, Descemet Membrane
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