Femtosecond laser-assisted keratoplasty in a child with corneal opacity:case report

Corneal opacities are the fourth cause of blindness world-wide. Over the past two centuries, various corneal transplantation (i.e., keratoplasty) methods have been developed and improved. Nowadays, femtolaserssisted keratoplasty is one of most promising techniques. Femtosecond laser have several adv...

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Published inOftalmologii͡a Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 79 - 83
Main Authors E. Yu. Markova, A. V. Ovchinnicova1, S. V. Truphanov
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Ophthalmology Publishing Group 01.07.2014
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дети
кератопластика
роговица
фемтолазер
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Summary:Corneal opacities are the fourth cause of blindness world-wide. Over the past two centuries, various corneal transplantation (i.e., keratoplasty) methods have been developed and improved. Nowadays, femtolaserssisted keratoplasty is one of most promising techniques. Femtosecond laser have several advantages that provide additional surgical benefits. Among them, no thermal injury, the ability to cut deeply on a single plane and to perform various corneal profiles should be mentioned. In children, corneal disorders are of special importance while femtosecondassisted keraatoplasty case reports are rare. Here, we describe femtosecond laserssisted penetrating keratoplasty in a girl with a rough central corneal opacity.
ISSN:1816-5095
2500-0845
DOI:10.18008/1816-5095-2014-1-79-83