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Femtosecond-assisted preparation of donor tissue for Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis
Authors Moshirfar M , Neuffer M, Kinard K, Lependu MT, Sikder S
Published 22 July 2011 Volume 2011:5 Pages 1017—1020
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S22847
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 2
Majid Moshirfar1, Marcus C Neuffer1, Krista Kinard1, Monette T Lependu1, Shameema Sikder2
1John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 2Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract: We describe a technique for femtosecond laser-assisted preparation of donor tissue for Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis to provide accurate double punching of the donor tissue for optimized alignment in the visual axis. The technique was reproducibly performed in four donor corneas mounted in an artificial anterior chamber. This technique can provide optically centered donor tissue with smooth trephinated edges.
Keywords: keratoplasty, femtosecond laser, cornea, laser-trephinated tissue
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