Unilateral Keratectasia Treated with Femtosecond Fashioned Intrastromal Corneal Inlay.

ABSTRACT: In this case report, we describe the surgical procedure of corneal inlay preparation and corneal pocket creation using a femtosecond laser system.A 7-year-old girl who presented with unilateral paracentral corneal thinning underwent the surgical procedure of corneal inlay. Preoperatively, the refraction was +10.00-6.00 × 170. One month after the procedure, astigmatism and hyperopia were decreased and the refraction was +5.00-1.25 × 110.Femtosecond laser-assisted pocket creation for the implantation of corneal inlays offers accuracy of pocket parameters, enhancing predictability, resulting in better final outcomes, and improving the safety of the procedure.

SUBMITTER: Jadidi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5525504 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other