TY - CHAP
T1 - Perforated femtosecond laser-created flap
AU - Hardten, David R.
AU - Khandelwal, Sumitra S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - The incidence of flap-related complications with a mechanical keratome is about 5% and includes flap tears, buttonholes, free flaps, and decentered flaps [1]. The creation of a buttonhole does not specifically occur with the femtosecond laser; instead the laser can create a unique type of flap complication: vertical gas breakthrough. With early recognition, patients can do well despite this complication. However, if this complication is not recognized and the flap is lifted, the femtosecond flap vertical gas breakthrough may be converted into a buttonhole.
AB - The incidence of flap-related complications with a mechanical keratome is about 5% and includes flap tears, buttonholes, free flaps, and decentered flaps [1]. The creation of a buttonhole does not specifically occur with the femtosecond laser; instead the laser can create a unique type of flap complication: vertical gas breakthrough. With early recognition, patients can do well despite this complication. However, if this complication is not recognized and the flap is lifted, the femtosecond flap vertical gas breakthrough may be converted into a buttonhole.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_22
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_22
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84944036036
SN - 9783642552373
SP - 109
EP - 112
BT - Difficult and Complicated Cases in Refractive Surgery
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -