A new technique for the closure of the lens capsule by laser welding. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging] Journal article | | Title | A new technique for the closure of the lens capsule by laser welding. | | Author(s) | Pini R, Rossi F, Menabuoni L, Lenzetti I, Yoo S, Parel JM | | Institution | Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze, Italy. | | Source | Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2008 May-Jun; 39(3):260-1. | | Abstract | A new method is presented for the closure of the lens capsule based on laser welding of suitably prepared patches of anterior capsular tissue. Experiments were performed in freshly enucleated porcine eyes. The patches were previously stained with a solution of indocyanine green in sterile water and then welded on the recipient capsule by means of diode laser radiation at 810 nm. The welded tissue revealed mechanical properties comparable to those of healthy tissue. This technique is proposed to repair capsular breaks and to provide the closure of the capsulorhexis in lens refilling procedures. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 18556957 |
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