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Femtosecond laser lamellar keratoplasty to aid visualization for cataract surgery
Doh Lee1, Jin-Hyoung Kim, Sae-Hoon Oh
1Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Kyunggyi, Korea. eyedr0823@hotmail.com
Purpose:
To describe a new surgical technique for a patient with cataract combined with corneal opacity.
Methods:
This technique, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, was performed on a patient with a history of corneal opacity in both eyes from childhood. Because the patient had deep stromal corneal opacity, a corneal button 400-mum thick was made for lamellar keratoplasty while cataract surgery was performed simultaneously.
Results:
Lifting of the flap and removal of the corneal button before cataract surgery was successful without any intraoperative complications.
Conclusions:
Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is a promising surgical procedure for a cataract patient with stromal corneal opacity.
