The purpose of this study is to determine if a new procedure, called laser-assisted lamellar
anterior keratoplasty (LALAK), can achieve the same level of vision with a lower risk of
potential complications after surgery compared to another corneal transplant procedure. The
current procedure is called Intralase-enabled keratoplasty (IEK) and replaces the entire
cornea.
The LALAK procedure involves transplanting only the top layers of the cornea instead of the
entire cornea. Only one eye will have this experimental procedure performed. If both eyes
need to have surgery your doctor will help you decide on the best non-study option for your
other eye.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Oregon Health and Science University
Collaborators:
National Eye Institute (NEI) National Institutes of Health (NIH)