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A small air bubble is then injected above the graft. Central corneal indentation is gently applied using a blunt instrument to shallow the space between the graft and the pupillary area. While maintaining central indentation, the surgeon rolls the air bubble circumferentially around the corneal depression, gradually unfolding the graft from the center toward the periphery.
