title: Technical advances in corneal microsurgery.
abstract: Barraquer was the first ophthalmic surgeon who consistently took into account modern technology when planning the details of his operating theatre. Since then, ceiling suspension of a microsurgical unit, with remote control for all functions in ophthalmic surgery, has been taken for granted. During the recent decade the microscopes and instruments used have been remarkably improved. This is true for the microscope itself and its accessories, but even more so for many of our remote-controlled instruments, such as rotortrephines for perforating grafts, rotorkeratomes and rotorknives, and recently for the new automatic lamellarkeratom. Better cutting quality leads to more precise wound edges, to better coaptation, and to better optical results. These systems also can be useful in cataract surgery, especially in the implantation of new intraocular lenses.
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008029:Lighting; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013525:Surgical Instruments