Herein we introduce a simple approach for clearing an edematous cornea during vitreoretinal surgery in eyes with decompensated corneal endothelium, allowing the surgeon to postpone penetrating keratoplasty. This technique was performed in 3 eyes by filling the anterior chambers with air or silicone oil, and sufficiently cleared the media for completion of vitrectomy. This simple technique enabl...

Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) is an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty in the surgical management of endothelial disorders. The major advantage of DSEK over penetrating keratoplasty is that the integrity of the anterior cornea is largely maintained in DSEK. Hence, patients undergoing DSEK have a lower risk of complications such as suprachoroidal hemorrhage and postoper...

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of excimer laser in situ keratomileusis in correcting severe myopia and astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS Excimer laser in situ keratomileusis was performed on ten eyes of ten patients to correct high ametropia in cases having previously undergone penetrating keratoplasty. RESULTS After surgery, all grafts remained clear and no corneal gra...

Glaucoma after corneal transplantation is a leading cause of ocular morbidity after penetrating keratoplasty. The incidence reported is highly variable and a number of etiologic factors have been identified. A number of treatment options are available; surgical intervention for IOP control is associated with a high incidence of graft failure. IOP elevation is less frequently seen following deep...

AIM To improve the deep lamellar keratoplasty technique. METHOD For the easy and reliable perfomance of deep lamellar keratoplasty (DLKP), detachment of Descemet's membrane through the corneal limber flap was improved. To expose Descemet's membrane, the parenchyma was detached by hydrodelamination through a sclerocorneal flap made in the corneal limbs. The parenchyma was removed after the pse...