Sophisticated surgical device used to shave a very thin amount of the cornea at a predetermined depth. Used in LASIK refractive vision correction procedure to create the corneal “flap” which is lifted. Then the Excimer laser sculpts the underlying corneal tissue. See Laser In-situ Keratomileusis in Eye Care Encyclopedia.
A mikrokeratome is an automated surgical instrument which uses a blade to create a very thin flap of corneal tissue as the initial step in certain refractive surgery procedures.
The surgical instrument that creates the corneal flap to access the stroma for laser treatment. There are several FDA-approved microkeratomes on the market.
A surgical device for creating a flap of corneal tissue used in Lasik and some transplant techniques. There are two classes of microkeratomes: mechanical and laser. Both are affixed to the eye by use of a vacuum ring, flatten the cornea with a clear applanation plate, then cut across the cornea under the plate. The mechanical microkeratome uses a very sharp and thin metal blade. The femtosecond laser microkeratome uses amplified light energy to cause tiny bubbles to form at a predetermined depth. Thousands of these bubbles next to each other create an incision. See IntraLasik.
The instrument used in LASIK surgery to create a thin flap on the cornea.
a device used to alter the shape of the cornea, a central component of the eye, by cutting thin flaps of it
a device used with an excimer laser to perform LASIK eye surgery
an instrument that cuts a flap on the cornea as part of LASIK, a form of refractive laser eye surgery
a small keratome used for fine surgical procedures on the cornea
The intrsument used by a surgeon only in the LASIK procedure to create the flap on the outermost layer of the eye to enable the underlying tissue to be treated with the excimer laser.
an automated device used to create a flap on the cornea during the LASIK or ALK procedure.
The instrument used to make the corneal flap to do LASIK or " flap & zap"
A sharp blade that is used to cut the cornea at a predetermined depth to prepare the flap for LASIK eye surgery.
A surgical instrument used to extract the cornea.
A hand-held surgical instrument designed to make very precise incisions in the cornea. The microkeratome is used to create the corneal flap needed in a LASIK surgery.
A very precise surgical device used to create the corneal flap during the LASIK procedure
A small instrument used to cut the cornea during LASIK. Go to Top
A surgical instrument used to cut a flap of corneal tissue as the first step in the LASIK procedure.
Surgical instrument used for corneal incisions.
Small instrument that surgeons use to cut the cornea.
A small instrument used to cut the cornea. Go to Top | Close Window
A surgical instrument used to cut the corneal flap in the LASIK procedure. There are several manufacturers and different methods by which they work.
The instrument a surgeon uses to create the corneal flap in the uppermost layer of the cornea during the LASIK procedure.
a surgical device that is affixed to the eye by use of a vacuum ring. When secured, a very sharp blade cuts a layer of the cornea at a predetermined depth.
A microkeratome is a precision surgical instrument with an oscillating blade designed for creating the corneal flap in LASIK or ALK surgery. The normal human cornea varies from around 500 to 600 micrometres in thickness; and in the lasik procedure, the microkeratome creates a 100 to 200 micrometre thick flap.
