More about

Lamellar Keratoplasty

News
March 14, 2024
1 min read
Save

Study evaluates surgical strategies for advanced pellucid marginal degeneration

Study evaluates surgical strategies for advanced pellucid marginal degeneration

FRANKFURT, Germany — A study evaluated the outcomes of three surgical procedures for advanced pellucid marginal degeneration, namely sliding keratoplasty, sliding keratoplasty with relaxing incisions and sector lamellar keratoplasty.

News
January 18, 2022
1 min watch
Save

VIDEO: Femtosecond laser useful in lamellar keratoplasty for granular dystrophy

VIDEO: Femtosecond laser useful in lamellar keratoplasty for granular dystrophy

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2022, Audrey Talley Rostov, MD, discusses a lamellar keratoplasty technique for granular dystrophy she has performed using the Visumax femtosecond laser.

News
December 06, 2021
1 min read
Save

DALK has good long-term outcomes in children with partial-thickness corneal pathologies

DALK has good long-term outcomes in children with partial-thickness corneal pathologies

NEW ORLEANS — Children younger than 14 years of age who had partial-thickness corneal pathologies benefited long term from deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, according to a presentation.

News
November 03, 2020
5 min read
Save

Corneal allogenic intrastromal ring segments can be implanted with manual technique

Corneal allogenic intrastromal ring segments can be implanted with manual technique

Corneal structural and morphologic distortion of any degree usually has a negative impact on quality of vision, and patients can often become symptomatic even at an early stage.

News
October 01, 2020
1 min read
Save

DALK may be option in eyes with severe infectious keratitis unresponsive to treatment

DALK may be option in eyes with severe infectious keratitis unresponsive to treatment

Eyes with severe infectious keratitis unresponsive to topical, systemic and injection treatment can benefit from lamellar surgery rather than penetrating keratoplasty, according to one specialist.

News
September 22, 2020
7 min read
Save

CAIRS a reversible, stand-alone option for keratoconus treatment

CAIRS a reversible, stand-alone option for keratoconus treatment

Anterior lamellar keratoplasty continues to evolve, with newer surgical techniques and improved surgical instruments, and this progressive, forward movement is transforming the landscape of corneal surgery.

News
May 19, 2020
2 min read
Save

Intraoperative anterior segment OCT offers enhanced visualization

Intraoperative anterior segment OCT offers enhanced visualization

Intraoperative anterior segment OCT provides surgeons with heightened resolution of the structure of the eye and cross-sectional images of the anterior segment to provide extra detail during cataract and complex corneal surgeries.