Tuck-in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for the management of post-radial keratotomy keratectasia.

Ritu NagpalNamrata SharmaRahul Kumar BafnaManu MuraleekrishnaRasik Bihari Vajpayee

Published in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (2022)

Tuck-in DALK could successfully address corneal ectasia developing after RK, achieving visual gains. Moreover, it was able to restore the peripheral corneal thickness with a minimal risk for dehiscence of RK incisions.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
wound healing
cataract surgery
ultrasound guided
chemotherapy induced