Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty


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Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

Abbreviation: DSAEK
Transplantation of the layer of the cornea just anterior to the corneal endothelium with donor tissue after Descemet's membrane has been removed from the recipient's eye. It is used to treat corneal diseases such as Fuchs' corneal dystrophy which impact only the innermost layers of the cornea.
See also: keratoplasty
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Tissue processing for ultra-thin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Int J Eye Banking.
POSTOPERATIVE THINNING OF LAMELLAR DONOR GRAFT AFTER CONVENTIONAL DESCEMET'S STRIPPING AUTOMATED ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY
Thiel, "Visual recovery and endothelial cell survival after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for failed penetrating keratoplasty grafts-a Cohort Study," Cornea, vol.
Risk Factors for Endothelial Decompensation after Penetrating Keratoplasty and Its Novel Therapeutic Strategies
Key Words: Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, fuchs endothelial dystrophy, penetrating keratoplasty
Comparison of descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty in a patient with fuchs endothelial dystrophy/Fuchs endotelyal distrofili bir hastada desme soymali otomatik endotelyal keratoplasti ve penetran keratoplasti karsilastirmasi
Muftuoglu, "Herpetic keratitis after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for failed graft," Eye and Contact Lens: Science and Clinical Practice, vol.
Characteristics of New Onset Herpes Simplex Keratitis after Keratoplasty
Hillenaar, "Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: effect of intraoperative lenticule thickness on visual outcome and endothelial cell density," Cornea, vol.
Visual Outcomes of Ultrathin-Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty

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