Immune privilege in corneal transplantation

J Hori, T Yamaguchi, H Keino, P Hamrah… - Progress in retinal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Corneal transplantation is the most successful solid organ transplantation performed in
humans. The extraordinary success of orthotopic corneal allografts, in both humans and …

Endothelial keratoplasty: DSEK/DSAEK or DMEK-the thinner the better?

I Dapena, L Ham, GRJ Melles - Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Summary Compared with DSEK/DSAEK, DMEK may have higher clinical potential with 75%
of cases reaching 20/25 or better (≥ 0.8) within 1–3 months. Furthermore, preparation of …

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

I Gorovoy, BH Jeng - Mastering Corneal Surgery, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
The first successful penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed in 1905 by Zirm 1 in a
patient who was blinded by bilateral chemical lyme injuries. Since this early corneal …

Comparison of central corneal graft thickness to visual acuity outcomes in endothelial keratoplasty

KD Neff, JM Biber, EJ Holland - Cornea, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate visual acuity outcomes after endothelial keratoplasty (EK) and
describe the relationship to postoperative central corneal graft thickness as measured by …

Endothelial keratoplasty–a review

MO Price, FW Price Jr - Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
From its inception over a century ago, penetrating keratoplasty grew to become the most
common and most successful form of solid tissue transplantation. Yet clinicians have long …

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: three-year graft and endothelial cell survival compared with penetrating keratoplasty

MO Price, M Gorovoy, FW Price Jr, BA Benetz… - Ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess 3-year outcomes of Descemet's stripping automated endothelial
keratoplasty (DSAEK) in comparison with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) from the Cornea …

Precut tissue for Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: vision, astigmatism, and endothelial survival

MA Terry, N Shamie, ES Chen, PM Phillips, KL Hoar… - Ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report 6 and 12 month results using precut tissue for Descemet's stripping
automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and correlate donor characteristics with clinical …

Corneal transplantation after failed grafts: Options and outcomes

JLA Del Barrio, M Bhogal, M Ang, M Ziaei… - Survey of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corneal transplantation is the most commonly performed human tissue transplantation
procedure worldwide. Because of the large number of transplants, corneal graft failure has …

Donor, recipient, and operative factors associated with graft success in the cornea preservation time study

MA Terry, AJ Aldave, LB Szczotka-Flynn, W Liang… - Ophthalmology, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To associate donor, recipient, and operative factors with graft success 3 years after
Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in the Cornea Preservation …

Lamellar keratoplasty techniques

NP Singh, DG Said, HS Dua - Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Lamellar keratoplasty (LK) has revolutionized corneal graft surgery in several ways. Deep
anterior LK (DALK) has eliminated risk of failure due to endothelial rejection. Endothelial …