title: Femtosecond-assisted keratoplasty with fibrin glue-assisted sutureless posterior chamber lens implantation: new triple procedure.
abstract: We report a surgical technique for managing bullous keratopathy secondary to anterior chamber intraocular lens (AC IOL). The technique comprises femtosecond laser-assisted penetrating keratoplasty and AC IOL exchange with fibrin glue-assisted sutureless posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL) implantation ("glued IOL"). This new triple procedure combines the unique benefits of the femtosecond laser and the glued IOL, leading to stable wound configuration, decreased open-sky time, and less pseudophacodonesis, and there is less risk for the suture-related complications of transscleral suture fixation.
authors.affiliation: Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Soosan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Dhivya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ashok Kumar
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narsimhan
authors.forename: Athiya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000379:methods*; D054018:Lasers, Excimer / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives