title: Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with phacoemulsification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the technique and outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) combined with phacoemulsification for corneal opacity with coexisting cataract.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cornea Service, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eyes with cataract of varied nucleus grade and with different corneal pathologies were selected. Modified triple procedures were performed in all eyes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty eyes were evaluated. The corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) after 3 months was 20/60 or better in 18 eyes. One eye had 20/80 CDVA as a result of perioperative and postoperative complications. One graft became opaque after postoperative infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simultaneous DALK with phacoemulsification was feasible in eyes with coexisting corneal and lenticular pathology, and the outcomes were encouraging.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi, India. anitap.492004@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Harinder Singh
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Sasikala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nindra Krishna
authors.forename: Anoop Kishore
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology