Microcapillary sign of flap alignment in femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

We present an observational sign that ensures perfect alignment during femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS LASIK). Alignment is assured when a microsponge is used to dry the flap and the area of dryness exceeds the area of direct touch of the microsponge. The area might even reach...

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Published in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2016-01, Vol.10, p.2051-2053
Main Authors: Fawzy, Fathy, Wahba, Sherine S, Fawzy, Nader
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capillarity
Cataracts
Contact angle
corneal flap alignment
femtosecond LASIK flap
Hypothesis
Laser in situ keratomileusis
Lasers
Ophthalmology
Porous materials
Surgeons
Tomography
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description We present an observational sign that ensures perfect alignment during femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS LASIK). Alignment is assured when a microsponge is used to dry the flap and the area of dryness exceeds the area of direct touch of the microsponge. The area might even reach the whole circumference of the flap at the first touch. This sign of alignment can be explained by microcapillary action. This sign was not elicited in flaps created by a microkeratome.
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Cataracts
Contact angle
corneal flap alignment
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Hypothesis
Laser in situ keratomileusis
Lasers
Ophthalmology
Porous materials
Surgeons
Tomography
title Microcapillary sign of flap alignment in femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
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