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Deep Stromal Dissection for Endothelial Keratoplasty Obtained with a Femtosecond Laser and a Microkeratome with Different Head Advancement Speeds. A Scanning Electron Microscopy Study
P. Scaroni, R. Leaci, D. Dallatana, A. Neri, L. Fontana°, C. Macaluso.
Ophthalmology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.°Eye Bank Institute of Emilia Romagna, Bologna,
Italy.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FOR ALL AUTHORS :NONE
Purpose:
To explore the surface quality of deep stromal
dissections in bank eyes obtained with either a
femtosecond laser or a microkeratome used with
three different head advancement speeds.
Methods:12 sclerocorneal donor buttons, not suitable for human transplantation,
mounted on an artificial chamber. 1000 KHz Femtosecond laser (Femto LDV, Ziemer, Switzerland) at 400µm
depth :– FEMT group: 3 Corneas
Microkeratome Carriazo Barraquer, Moria, France. Mounting a 300µm head.Different speeds to perform the dissection:
– Microkeratome FAST 2-4 sec– Microkeratome MEDIUM 8-10 sec– Microkeratome SLOW 18-20 sec
Following routine preparation, all endothelial buttons were analyzed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM 501, Philips, Germany) at 20X (allowing visualization of the whole corneal specimen) and 160X magnifications.
Qualitative evaluation: • Overall homogeneity of the cut at low (20x) magnification• Detection of surface irregularities of the central cornea at high (160x)
magnification. A masked technician examined the rest of the corneal surface for areas showing any difference in surface quality when compared to the center.
• As in the femtolaser group the technician found significant differences in areas quality, both best and worst areas were selected
3 corneas each group
20X magnifications
The stromal surface of the endothelial buttons of the FEMTOLASER group showed a generally excellent smoothness, but with some small rough areas (red arrow).
FEMTOLASER
BEST QUALITY AREAS
(160X magnifications)
Best areas obtained with the femtolaser: the surface is regular and the stromal fibers have been cut and not ripped off
FEMTOLASER
WORSE QUALITY AREAS
(160X magnifications)
In the images above it’is clear that many stromal fibers have been torn and not cut and the quality of the surfaces is poor
FEMTOLASER
FAST GROUPperforming the cut to obtain the lamellas in 2-4 sec
(160X magnifications)
Differently from the FEMTOLASER group, all microkeratome dissected endothelial buttons failed to show significant variations in smoothness
across the cut surface.
MICROKERATOME
MEDIUM GROUPperforming the cut to obtain the lamellas in 8-10 sec
(160X magnifications)
MICROKERATOME
SLOW GROUP
performing the cut to obtain the lamellas in 18-20 sec(160X magnifications)
While the surface of the MEDIUM and of the SLOW groups were regular, the FAST group showed a rougher surface.
The smoothness obtained in the best areas of the FEMTOLASER group was unmatched by the surfaces obtained in any of the microkeratome groups.
MICROKERATOME
Microkeratome
Femtolaser
Stroma after Descemet stripping
The quality of the surfaces obtained with microkeratome and femtolaser can be compared. And both can be compared with the smoothness of the receiving bed for endothelial transplantation, i.e. the stroma after Descemet stripping
Conclusions:
1. MICROKERATOME dissection of endothelial corneal
buttons resulted in consistent regular cut surfaces, but
it is advisable to complete the head movement rather
slowly, in at least 8-10 seconds.
2. FEMTOSECOND laser technology has the potential for
generating endothelial corneal buttons with extremely
smooth surfaces, even better than those that can be
obtained with a microkeratome. Nevertheless, the deep
stromal location of the cut may limit the overall
regularity of the dissected surface. It is conceivable that
the suboptimal optical properties of rejected eye bank
tissues could have heavily contributed to this problem,
limiting proper laser focusing in the deep stroma. Thank you…
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