Stromal lenticule addition keratoplasty, a technique that uses the lenticules derived from ReLEx SMILE surgery, offers a valid alternative for the treatment of keratoconus, according to a speaker at the virtual EuCornea congress.
“SLAK relies on implanting a negative meniscus-shaped lenticule that is thinner in the center and thicker in the periphery to reshape and stabilize the cornea in eyes with progressive keratoconus,” Mario Nubile, MD, said.
The lenticule, produced with femtosecond laser on donor corneas, is implanted in a corneal pocket created by the same femtolaser system
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