FS-DALK

Warning – This video contains scenes of surgery.

A patient with Keratoconus undergoing an innovative corneal transplant — a Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK) using the Intralase femtosecond laser.

The procedure: Femtosecond Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (FSDALK) is an innovation by Sheraz Daya and uses a “Zag-Square” configuration on both the donor and host to ensure a perfect fit and biomechanical strength. The patient in this video 6 weeks later had 6/12 unaided vision!