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Corneal Donor Tissue Preparation for Endothelial Keratoplasty
Published on: June 12, 2012
Eccentric lamellar keratolimbal grafts harvested with a manually guided microkeratome. Technical report
Martin Grueterich1, Kenneth R Kenyon, Siegfried Priglinger
1Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. Martin.Grueterich@med.uni-muenchen.de
Background:
To perform lamellar keratolimbal allograft transplantation in a one-step procedure with a single graft, we investigated the feasibility of harvesting eccentric lamellar keratolimbal grafts from conventionally processed corneoscleral buttons using a manually guided microkeratome in conjunction with an artificial anterior chamber system.
Methods:
We used the Moria LSK-One microkeratome and the automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty (ALTK) system (Antony, France). Ten human donor eyes were used to obtain single-piece lamellar keratolimbal grafts. Specimens were processed for light and electron microscopy.
Results:
Eccentric keratolimbal grafts could be obtained from all human donor buttons. Grafts include a crescent-shaped limbal and a large corneal portion. No visible damage to the limbal region was discernible.
Conclusion:
Our data show that the LSK-One microkeratome in conjunction with the ALTK system allows harvesting eccentric keratolimbal grafts from donor corneoscleral buttons.
