It addresses preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations. We discuss indications for combined endothelial keratoplasty with cataract surgery, also known as a triple procedure, as well as cataract surgery alone in patients with FECD.

2018年7月11日 · Trying to figure out Fuchs corneal dystrophy and cataract surgery? Eye Center of Texas shares the options you have for getting the best vision possible.

2013年12月10日 · Your ophthalmologist should be able to give you a good idea about whether cataract surgery is likely to result in a clinically significant deterioration in your Fuchs’ dystrophy.

2022年3月24日 · Explore the pathology of Fuch’s Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, and learn how best to approach cataract surgery in eyes with FECD for the best possible vision outcomes. When it comes to cataract surgery, you must respect the corneal endothelium!

Our data suggest that current cataract removal techniques allow for excellent visual rehabilitation in patients with Fuchs' dystrophy who have a preoperative corneal thickness of >600 μm, and we suggest that preoperative pachymetry measurements of >640 μm may be a better guideline.

In cases of mild or moderate Fuchs’ severity with cataracts, cataract surgery may be the only recommended treatment. Following cataract surgery, corneal transplant (link to HL) may be necessary if: Recovery is slow or limited following cataract surgery.

I have found the femtosecond laser for cataract surgery to be very helpful in patients with mild Fuchs dystrophy. At Vance Thompson Vision, we use the term T-LACS, which stands for therapeutic laser-assisted cataract surgery, when using the …

2018年8月1日 · Cataract surgery in patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy is done a bit differently than in typical patients. (See below for full video) The surgical treatment of Fuchs’ is corneal transplantation, with current techniques of endothelial transplantation being preferred over full-thickness transplantation.