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Published on: October 21, 2022
Bilateral microkeratome-assisted anterior lamellar contralateral corneal autograft: a case report
Jordan S Masters1, David J Harris
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA. jmaster5@uthsc.edu
Purpose:
To present a case in which bilateral microkeratome-assisted contralateral anterior lamellar corneal autografting was used in the treatment of a patient with a stromal scar in one eye and dense amblyopia in the fellow eye.
Methods:
Case report based on chart review.
Results:
Anterior lamellar flaps were created in both eyes with a microkeratome. Six weeks later, central trephination through both flaps was performed, and the resulting corneal discs were switched. Visual acuity improved to 20/30 in the nonamblyopic eye 1 year after the surgery.
Conclusions:
Microkeratome-assisted contralateral lamellar autokeratoplasty can be useful in the treatment of an anterior stromal scar when the fellow eye has a clear cornea and poor vision limited by untreatable noncorneal pathology.
