title: Femtosecond laser lamellar keratoplasty to aid visualization for cataract surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Kyunggyi, Korea. eyedr0823@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Doh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin-Hyoung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sae-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Suk-Kyue
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung Kweon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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