Femtosecond laser lamellar keratoplasty to aid visualization for cataract surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a new surgical technique for a patient with cataract combined with corneal opacity.


METHODS
This technique, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, was performed on a patient with a history of corneal opacity in both eyes from childhood. Because the patient had deep stromal corneal opacity, a corneal button 400-mum thick was made for lamellar keratoplasty while cataract surgery was performed simultaneously.


RESULTS
Lifting of the flap and removal of the corneal button before cataract surgery was successful without any intraoperative complications.


CONCLUSIONS
Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is a promising surgical procedure for a cataract patient with stromal corneal opacity.
Lee
Doh
D
Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Kyunggyi, Korea. eyedr0823@hotmail.com
Kim
Jin-Hyoung
JH
Oh
Sae-Hoon
SH
Choi
Suk-Kyue
SK
Kim
Jung Kweon
JK
D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D054018:Lasers, Excimer / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity