Femtosecond laser could improve, innovate DALK procedure

SAN DIEGO — The use of femtosecond lasers could be the future of DALK with advocacy and accessibility, according to a speaker here.
“The future outlook, we think, is an integration of these technologies, OCT guidance and newer generation lasers, optimizing settings so that every cornea surgeon can perform a successful DALK every single time,” Marjan Farid, MD, said at Cornea Subspecialty Day at the ASCRS annual meeting.
The “big-bubble” technique that is commonly used in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) still has a high rate of failure with perforation of

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