CLAT™
Corneal Lamellar Ablation for TransplantationCorneal transplantations have historically been limited to penetrating keratoplasties with their own set of significant
risks, complications and moderated clinical results. CLAT is a paradigm shift allowing the surgeon to execute a totally
automated custom lamellar transplantation of the cornea. Unlike keratome created lamellar keratoplasties that are
currently being tried, CLAT creates a uniform thickness receiving bed to accept the new normal thickness transplant
eliminating the residual irregularities of the keratome prepared bed and yielding superior resultant corneal optics.
The Technology
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DONOR |
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The receiving bed is created by calculating the intersection of the pachymetry map and the Ideal Corneal Bed for the patient. This irregular volume is removed with the iRES laser. |
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The surgeon resizes the donor cornea thickness with the iRES laser from the endothelial surface by the amount of the residual cornea receiving bed thickness. |
The new uniform thickness receiving bed now takes on membrane properties ... |
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The iRES laser will use a laser trephination function to cut the donor perimeter to be precisely dimensioned to the diameter of the receiving bed. |
... with no cross sectional rigidity. |
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The donor is inverted for positioning ... |
... on the receiving bed. A peripheral pocket may be created by the surgeon, and then the lamella is secured with conventional sutures or tissue glue. |
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Clinical Applications |
The Process |
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