FRANKFURT, Germany — Intrastromal lamellar keratoplasty combined with collagen cross-linking enhances the tectonic stability and biomechanical strength of keratoconic corneas while flattening the cornea and improving visual acuity.
“We can use this as an alternative procedure to stabilize progressive keratoconus in thinner corneas in which we cannot perform just collagen cross-linking,” M.S. Swathi, MD, said at the ESCRS winter meeting.
The procedure entails the femtosecond laser-assisted creation of a stromal pocket at 180 µm depth and the insertion in the pocket of a