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Corneal Donor Tissue Preparation for Endothelial Keratoplasty
Published on: June 12, 2012
[Complications after posterior lamellar keratoplasty (DSAEK): prevention, detection and treatment]
L M Heindl1, F E Kruse, C Cursiefen
1Augenklinik des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to outline typical complications after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and to discuss their prevention and management.
Methods:
Our own clinical results and PUBMED literature search were evaluated.
Results:
Postoperative flap dislocation, which can be effectively treated by re-bubbling the graft, is the most common and typical complication after DSAEK.
Conclusions:
Careful preoperative indication, surgery and postoperative care make DSAEK a safe and effective new therapeutic option for patients with endothelial corneal disease.
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