Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 570-572, April 2007

Simple test to confirm cleavage with air between Descemet's membrane and stroma during big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Accepted 19 October 2006.

We describe a simple test to confirm big-bubble formation in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty by observing the position and movements of small air bubbles injected into the anterior chamber through a limbal paracentesis. The test also allows evaluation of the extension of Descemet's membrane cleavage from the posterior stroma relative to the margins of the corneal trephination.

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 From the Unità Operativa di Oculistica, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00145-9

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.10.075

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 570-572, April 2007

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