17 March 2023 : Clinical Research
Prospective Safety Evaluation of the Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis Procedure in Correcting Residual Ametropia in Patients After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Dominika Janiszewska-Bil123ABCDEF*, Barbara Czarnota-Nowakowska4ABDE, Katarzyna Krysik13E, Magdalena Mistarz15E, Dariusz Dobrowolski367CD, Beniamin Oskar Grabarek15EF, Anita Lyssek-boroń138CEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939691
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939691
Figure 1 Stages of the deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) surgical procedure. (1) Hesburg-Baron vacuum trepan applied to the center of the cornea; (2) cornea incised to a depth of 80% of the corneal dermis; (3) 27G needle bent at a 30° angle before insertion into the corneal dermis; (4) corneal dermis dissected with air; (5) Descemet’s membrane dissected; (6) patient’s eye after completed anterior layered corneal transplantation.