Femtosecond laser in corneal surgery

Mamikonjan V. R.
Med.Sc.D., Prof., Director¹

Karamjan A. A.
Med.Sc.D., Prof., Main Research Associate¹

Trufanov S. V.
Med.Sc.D., Leading Research Associate¹

Osipjan G. A.
Ph.D., Senior Research Associate¹

Petrov S. Yu.
Med.Sc.D., Leading Research Associate¹

Safonova D. M.
Ph.D., Junior Research Associate¹

1 - Scientific Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Rossolimo st., 11 А, B, 119021 Moscow, Russian Federation

Darya M. Safonova; e-mail: dmsafonova@gmail.com

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

The review is dedicated to a wide range of femtosecond laser applications in corneal surgery. It focuses on refractive surgery, featuring a detailed account of femtoLASIK advantages and specific postoperative complications, refractive lenticule Extraction (ReLEx) and its SMILE modification (small incision lenticule extraction), as well as corneal inlays use for presbyopia correction. The review also recounts femtosecond laser use in keratoplasty (PKP, DALK, DSAEK): its vantage points, limitations and postoperative prognosis.

Femtosecond laser, Refractive surgery, Corneal surgery, femtoLASIK, SMILE, Penetrating keratoplasty, PKP, DALK, DSAEK

10.29234/2308-9113-2018-6-2-10-34

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