Fig. 6.1 Technician DSAEK tissue preparation failure rates are presented at different intervals of experience based on the number of processing procedures performed Fig. 6.2 Technician failure rates for tissue…
Fig. 11.1 (a, b) Slit-lamp image and anterior segment optical coherence tomography image 1 week after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). (c, d) Slit-lamp image and anterior segment optical coherence…
Fig. 7.1 Principle of split cornea transplantation to use one donor cornea for two recipients. A single donor cornea can be split into two parts. The anterior part (including epithelium,…
Fig. 10.1 (a) Peripheral tears can be removed by radial pulling of Descemet’s membrane to the periphery (red dotted arrow) on one side of the tear. (b) This will turn…
Fig. 16.1 Transverse diagram of the human cornea and limbus. The diagram illustrates the anatomic relationships of the tissues and regions discussed in McGowan’s study (outlined in red). The posterior…
Fig. 15.1 (a) Endothelial precipitates following DMEK for treatment of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy in a 71-year-old individual. (b) Precipitates (arrowheads) also extend toward the initially denuded area demonstrating migration of…
(1) Eye Center, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstr. 5, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Philip Maier Email: philip.maier@uniklinik-freiburg.de 14.1 Introduction Diseases of the corneal endothelium (Fuchs endothelial dystrophy, bullous keratopathy,…
Ethnic group PCAL/ACW mm (SD) ACD mm (SD) CCT mm (SD) ACC mm (SD) PCC mm (SD) Chinese 11.74 (0.42)a–12.92 (0.54) 2.31–2.77 (0.3)a 562 (32)–568 (33) 7.15 (0.34)–7.36 (0.37) 6.44…
Fig. 5.1 Schematic diagram of penetrating keratoplasty and the current endothelial keratoplasty techniques (Figure had been published in modified form in Ref. [64]) 5.4.1 Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK) In…
Fig. 8.1 Optical coherence tomography images of donor tissue obtained (a) before debulking cut, (b) after debulking cut, and (c) after refinement cut 8.4.2 Surgical Technique Patients are sedated with…
