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. 2022 Jun 1;37(7):1331–1335. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-02105-3

Fig. 2. Photographs demonstrating the major steps of the CorNeat KPro surgical implantation procedure.

Fig. 2

Conjunctival peritomy (A); Marking procedure using the dedicated Marker tool (B); Marking pattern which includes the mark of the three pairs of sutures and the trephination (C); Preplacing of three safety sutures at the marked spots and at the designated suturing holes in the CorNeat KPro (D); Trephination of 7 mm at the centre of the cornea according to the mark (E); An “open sky” after removal of the central 7 mm of the cornea (F); Suture fixation and insertion of the trephined corneal edge into the CorNeat KPro posterior undercut using the Snapper tool creating an interference fit for sealing the eye (G); Repositioning and suturing the conjunctiva over the CorNeat KPro’s integrating skirt (H).