Anterior chamber gas bubbles during femtosecond laser flap creation in LASIK: video evidence of entry via trabecular meshwork.
Femtosecond laser photodisruption of corneal stroma during laser in situ keratomileusis flap creation is accompanied by the formation of cavitation gas bubbles consisting of carbon dioxide and water vapor. Entry of these bubbles into the anterior chamber is an infrequent complication. We present video evidence that these bubbles enter via the trabecular meshwork.


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WK Kellogg Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. hksoong@umich.edu
H Kaz
HK
Soong
Rafael
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de Melo Franco
D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000601:surgery; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054018:Lasers, Excimer / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000378:metabolism*; D014741:Video Recording
D005740:Gases