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Sutureless femtosecond-assisted anterior lamellar keratoplasty may treat corneal pathologies
Selective corneal transplantation includes a variety of modern day surgical techniques to cater to two large categories: those with a healthy corneal endothelium and others with corneal endothelial decompensation. In the former group with a healthy corneal endothelium, an anterior lamellar keratoplasty may be chosen as the surgical technique, while in the latter group, a posterior lamellar keratoplasty technique such as endothelial keratoplasty may be used, which includes both Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty and Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty.ALK retains the posterior portions of the patient’s healthy cornea, including the corneal (Read more...)