Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) is the most exciting recent development in corneal transplantation. It has experienced surprisingly rapid growth in a very short period of time. One of the indications for EK is pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. However, concomitant intraocular lens (IOL) exchange, if indicated, may prove challenging. Some surgeons routinely perform IOL exchange with a scleral-fixa...

DeepVein Thrombosis FollowingDescemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Venous thromboembolism is the secondmost commonmedical complication after surgery.1 The risk factors for development of deepvein thrombosis (DVT) include age, obesity, and diabetesmellitus.1Deepvein thrombosis associatedwithophthalmic surgery, specifically vitreoretinal surgery, has been reported.2 Descemet strip...

We herein report two cases of occult Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD) after phacoemulsification surgery, which initially presented as persistent corneal edema and had been considered as pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. The patients were thus scheduled to receive corneal transplantation. For Case 1, DMD was incidentally detected by slit-lamp examination 2 months postoperatively, only when p...

BACKGROUND To present a method, alternative to penetrating keratoplasty, for the restoration of impaired corneal clarity with anterior stromal scarring following long-standing corneal graft failure. CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year old female who had previously underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) for the treatment of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, presented w...

Purpose. To report the incidence and risk factors for postkeratoplasty glaucoma (PKG), as well as its management. Subjects and Methods. 122 eyes, (43% with pseudophakic and aphakic bullous keratopathy (PABK)) which underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK), were analyzed. Results. The rate of PKG development was 34% within 39 months of follow-up. PABK, corneal perforations, keratitis, and previou...

Corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and UVA light is a new therapeutic method for increase the biomechanical stability of the cornea through induction of new additional links between collagen fibers. The aim of this paper is to show the mechanism of action of this therapeutically method in different corneal diseases, for which this method can be applied: corneal ectasia, bullous kera...

PURPOSE To determine the leading indication for penetrating keratoplasty. MATERIAL AND METHOD The authors retrospectively performed a chart review of the hospital records of all patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital between January 1996 and December 1999. RESULTS A total of 45 corneal transplants were performed. The leading indications for pen...

Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) has become an alternative procedure for bullous keratopathy. Herein, the histopathological characteristics of corneal wound healing after DLEK were reported. A 71-year-old man suffering from left psuedophakia bullous keratopathy received small incision DLEK. Twenty months later, another penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed because of the graf...

PURPOSE To report a case of bullous keratopathy secondary to iridoschisis treated by non-Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (nDSAEK). CASE REPORT A 79-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with loss of vision in the left eye. Slit lamp examination of her left eye showed a shallow anterior chamber with cataract and schisis in the inferior quadrant of iris stroma. Bul...