Application of Femtosecond Laser in Anterior Segment Surgery

Figure 2

FSL-assisted DALK with Ziemer Z8 laser. (a) Preoperative anterior segment photograph of a patient with keratoconus. (b) Inbuilt intraoperative OCT for surgical planning. (c) Purple line: tunnel cut and second solid yellow line: lamellar cut. (d) Removal of anterior cap. (e) The cannula was inserted into the laser-created intrastromal tunnel for air bubble injection. (f) Injecting air for big bubble technique. (g) DM sparing and DALK graft. (h) 3 months postoperatively.

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