Endothelial Keratoplasty in Glaucoma
16 Endothelial Keratoplasty in Glaucoma Francis W. Price, Jr., and Marianne O. Price 16.1 Background Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) has become the most frequently performed type of corneal transplant in the…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Modifications and Nonkeratoplasty Concepts: Hemi-DMEK and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Transfer
14 Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Modifications and Nonkeratoplasty Concepts: Hemi-DMEK and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Transfer Salvatore Luceri, Lamis Baydoun, Isabel Dapena, and Gerrit R.J. Melles The introduction of the Descemet…
Techniques to Unroll the DMEK Graft in Difficult Situations
8 Techniques to Unroll the DMEK Graft in Difficult Situations Brandon Daniel Ayres 8.1 Introduction Posterior lamellar keratoplasty is full of complexity from graft preparation, donor insertion, and donor graft…
Mastering Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
5 Mastering Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty Ashiyana Nariani and Terry Kim 5.1 Background 5.1.1 Evolution Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), or Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), is a technique…
Air-Pump-Assisted Endothelial Keratoplasty
12 Air-Pump-Assisted Endothelial Keratoplasty Brandon James Baartman and William J. Dupps, Jr. 12.1 Introduction One of the great challenges faced by surgeons performing corneal endothelial transplantation is ensuring proper positioning…
History of Endothelial Keratoplasty
2 History of Endothelial Keratoplasty Salvatore Luceri, Lamis Baydoun, Isabel Dapena, and Gerrit R.J. Melles Although the idea of lamellar keratoplasty was introduced 200 years ago, for a long time…
Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
6 Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Claudia E. Perez-Straziota Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) has revolutionized the field of corneal transplantation for focal endothelial disease by providing a safer procedure with…
Divide-and-Conquer Technique
55 Divide-and-Conquer Technique James A. Davison This chapter discusses prevention of clinically significant complications during the divide-and-conquer phacoemulsification technique through excellent preparation, disciplined routine, and early recognition of aberrant situations accompanied…
Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Cataract Surgery
17 Femtosecond Laser–Assisted Cataract Surgery Ronald Yeoh Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) is rapidly gaining momentum, and I estimate that one thousand of these lasers have been installed worldwide. If cost…
Crystalens/Trulign Intraocular Lenses
45 Crystalens/Trulign Intraocular Lenses Mitchell A. Jackson We are fortunate to have several options in presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) to offer our cataract patients. These fundamentally different lens designs give us…
