Femtosecond Laser Assisted Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Outcomes and Healing Patterns Compared to Manual Technique

Table 3

Analysis of side cut corneal wound healing pattern.

			Femtosecond DALK; (% of eyes)	Manual DALK; (% of eyes)
Grade 0	Transparent scar		16%; (4 eyes)	16%; (4 eyes)
Grade 1	Faint healing opacity		8%; (2 eyes)	8%; (2 eyes)
Grade 2	Evident healing opacity		24%; (6 eyes)	64%; (16 eyes)
Grade 3	Significant opacity with some cosmetic imbalance		40%; (10 eyes)	12%; (3 eyes)
Grade 4	Highly significant opacity with very significant cosmetic imbalance		12%; (3 eyes)	0%