Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) assisted by the femtosecond laser with big-bubble technique for keratoconus. Methods: A case series of 22 eyes in 19 patients with keratoconus was enrolled in the study. The 500-...
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doaj-621296f3cf334de98784d7401bab05642020-11-24T21:01:17ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892016-01-0164963964210.4103/0301-4738.194326Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconusYan LuXiangfei ChenLiping YangChunyan XueZhenping HuangPurpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) assisted by the femtosecond laser with big-bubble technique for keratoconus. Methods: A case series of 22 eyes in 19 patients with keratoconus was enrolled in the study. The 500-kHz VisuMax femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) was used to create a vertical side cut on donor and recipient corneas. Intraoperative and postoperative complications, uncorrected visual acuity, best-corrected visual acuity, corneal curvature, and central corneal thickness were evaluated in all patients. Results: Big-bubble and naked Descemet's membrane (DM) were successfully achieved in twenty eyes (90.9%). Intraoperative macroperforation of DM occurred in two cases and converted to full-thickness keratoplasty. The mean follow-up time was 18.8 ± 5.3 months. The best-corrected visual acuity was increased from 0.3 to 1.0, mean corneal curvature was 43.0 ± 2.3D, and mean central corneal thickness was 508.9 ± 60.1 μm (range, from 430 to 600 μm) postoperatively. Conclusion: Our results indicate that femtosecond laser-assisted DALK with big-bubble technique is an accurate, safe, and effective method to treat the patients with keratoconus.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=9;spage=639;epage=642;aulast=LuBig-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplastyfemtosecond laserkeratoconus |
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Yan Lu Xiangfei Chen Liping Yang Chunyan Xue Zhenping Huang Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty femtosecond laser keratoconus |
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Yan Lu Xiangfei Chen Liping Yang Chunyan Xue Zhenping Huang |
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Yan Lu |
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Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus |
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Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus |
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Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus |
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Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus |
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Femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus |
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femtosecond laser-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with big-bubble technique for keratoconus |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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0301-4738 1998-3689 |
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2016-01-01 |
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) assisted by the femtosecond laser with big-bubble technique for keratoconus.
Methods: A case series of 22 eyes in 19 patients with keratoconus was enrolled in the study. The 500-kHz VisuMax femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany) was used to create a vertical side cut on donor and recipient corneas. Intraoperative and postoperative complications, uncorrected visual acuity, best-corrected visual acuity, corneal curvature, and central corneal thickness were evaluated in all patients.
Results: Big-bubble and naked Descemet's membrane (DM) were successfully achieved in twenty eyes (90.9%). Intraoperative macroperforation of DM occurred in two cases and converted to full-thickness keratoplasty. The mean follow-up time was 18.8 ± 5.3 months. The best-corrected visual acuity was increased from 0.3 to 1.0, mean corneal curvature was 43.0 ± 2.3D, and mean central corneal thickness was 508.9 ± 60.1 μm (range, from 430 to 600 μm) postoperatively.
Conclusion: Our results indicate that femtosecond laser-assisted DALK with big-bubble technique is an accurate, safe, and effective method to treat the patients with keratoconus. |
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Big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty femtosecond laser keratoconus |
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