Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty as an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology

WJ Reinhart, DC Musch, DS Jacobs, WB Lee… - Ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review the published literature on deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
(DALK) to compare DALK with penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for the outcomes of best …

Treatment options for advanced keratoconus: a review

JS Parker, K van Dijk, GRJ Melles - Survey of ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Traditionally, the mainstay of treatment for advanced keratoconus (KC) has been either
penetrating or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (PK or DALK, respectively). The success …

A biosynthetic alternative to human donor tissue for inducing corneal regeneration: 24-month follow-up of a phase 1 clinical study

P Fagerholm, NS Lagali, K Merrett… - Science translational …, 2010 - science.org
Corneas from human donors are used to replace damaged tissue and treat corneal
blindness, but there is a severe worldwide shortage of donor corneas. We conducted a …

Long-term results of deep anterior lamellar versus penetrating keratoplasty

VM Borderie, O Sandali, J Bullet, T Gaujoux… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) with penetrating
keratoplasty (PK) in eyes with corneal diseases not involving the corneal endothelium …

Comparison of outcomes of lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus

DCY Han, JS Mehta, YM Por, HM Htoon… - American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare outcomes after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and two techniques of
deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in patients with keratoconus. DESIGN …

[HTML][HTML] Corneal surgery in keratoconus: which type, which technique, which outcomes?

F Arnalich-Montiel, JL Alió del Barrio, JL Alió - Eye and vision, 2016 - Springer
Keratoconus is a disease characterized by progressive thinning, bulging, and distortion of
the cornea. Advanced cases usually present with loss of vision due to high irregular …

Systematic review comparing penetrating keratoplasty and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for management of keratoconus

C Henein, MA Nanavaty - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim Perception of reduced incidence of graft rejection after deep anterior lamellar
keratoplasty (DALK) has attracted many surgeons towards this technique in keratoconus …

Endothelial cell loss and visual outcome of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty: a randomized multicenter clinical trial

YYY Cheng, N Visser, JS Schouten, RJ Wijdh, E Pels… - Ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare endothelial cell (EC) loss, visual and refractive outcomes, and
complications after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and penetrating keratoplasty …

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus: big-bubble technique

S Feizi, MA Javadi, H Jamali, F Mirbabaee - Cornea, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the visual and refractive outcomes after deep anterior lamellar
keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique in eyes with keratoconus. Methods: In …

Comparison of three different techniques of corneal transplantation for keratoconus

I Bahar, I Kaiserman, S Srinivasan, J Ya-Ping… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare the visual outcomes following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
(DALK), penetrating keratoplasty (PK), and manual top-hat PK (TH-PK) in subjects …