title: Temporary graft for closed-system cataract surgery during corneal triple procedures.
abstract: Performing phacoemulsification during a triple corneal procedure has many advantages. Operating in a closed chamber makes surgery easier and safer. In some cases, however, a dense corneal opacity may prevent closed-chamber surgery, necessitating the use of an open-sky technique. In these cases, a temporary corneal graft using a corneal button not suitable for penetrating keratoplasty is proposed to allow phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation through a corneal tunnel. The temporary corneal graft is replaced with a permanent graft after these steps are completed. This technique was effective in 3 patients with cataract and dense corneal opacity.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy. marco.nardi@med.unipi.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giudice
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marabotti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alfieri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rizzo
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*