Artificial anterior chamber makes life easier for DLEK procedures Refractive

THE USE of a Barron artificial anterior chamber (Katena Products, Inc) results in safer and more efficient surgery for deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) procedures, according to Pavel Studeny MD. Speaking to delegates at the first Cornea Day organised as part of the 10th ESCRS Winter Refractive meeting, Dr Studeny said that the Barron device successfully addresses some of the problems often associated with lamellar surgery such as long duration, difficult lamellar preparation and poor control of intraocular pressure. “We have used this device successfully in a number of patients now and are satisfied with the level of safety and control that it gives us over traditional lamellar keratoplasty approaches,” said Dr Studeny, Nemocnice Sokolov Hospital, Czech Republic. The Barron artificial anterior chamber is designed to safely facilitate the positioning, securing and inflating of the donor cornea (14mm-18mm) during corneal transplant and lamellar surgery procedures, said Dr Studeny.The artificial chamber allows the surgeon to cut the donor cornea from the epithelial side, the same direction as the recipient’s cornea is cut, producing a more perfect donor-to-host match and helping to reduce surgically induced astigmatism.