| A novel technique: eccentric lamellar keratolimbal allografting using a femtosecond laser. | |
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PMID: 20508512 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To report on a patient who received an eccentrically designed lamellar keratolimbal allograft prepared using a femtosecond (FS) laser to preserve peripheral curvature. METHODS: A 19-year-old woman, with a pseudopterygium on the left eye resulting from dermoid excision about 11 years earlier, received an eccentric lamellar keratolimbal allograft in a procedure involving FS laser use. Corneal flaps of depths 280 and 400 mum and diameters 6.5 and 6.6 mm were eccentrically created by FS laser treatment of the recipient and donor eyes, respectively, after removal of the pseudopterygium. After amniotic membrane transplantation, the eccentrically designed corneal flap was secured with 10-0 nylon sutures. RESULTS: Corneal flap creation was uneventful. Only minimal suturing was required for lamellar keratoplasty, and no complications occurred. Twelve months after surgery, a stable corneal surface was observed, with minimal scar formation at the graft margin and relatively good graft interface clarity. CONCLUSION: Eccentric lamellar keratolimbal allografting using an FS laser is an effective and time-saving surgical method to treat peripheral corneal abnormalities featuring corneal opacity. |
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Authors:
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Suk Kyue Choi; Doh Lee; Jin Hyoung Kim; Sae Hoon Oh |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cornea Volume: 29 ISSN: 1536-4798 ISO Abbreviation: Cornea Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-23 Completed Date: 2010-11-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8216186 Medline TA: Cornea Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1062-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Koyang, Korea. |
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Corneal Opacity
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surgery Corneal Transplantation / methods* Female Humans Laser Therapy / methods* Limbus Corneae / surgery* Surgical Flaps* Tissue Donors Transplantation, Homologous Visual Acuity / physiology Young Adult |
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