DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY: A NEW MANUAL TECHNIQUE Rama et al report visual outcomes in 288 eyes undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with a new manual dissection technique. A deep corneal incision was obtained with a calibrated diamond knife to reach a pre-Descemet plane. At the 2-year postoperative follow-up, the mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution best specta...

purpose : to evaluate indications, risk factors and outcome of repeat penetrating keratoplasty (pkp) at a tertiary referral eye care center methods : in this retrospective study, medical chart of patients who underwent repeat pkp at labbafinejad medical center between january 2004 and december 2009 were reviewed. results : a total of 1,859 corneal transplantations were performed on 1,624 eyes d...

Purpose. To report the visual outcome of penetrating keratoplasty performed on the sympathizing eye in three cases of sympathetic ophthalmitis. Methods. Interventional case series of three patients, diagnosed with sympathetic ophthalmitis, with corneal changes in the form of band keratopathy and decompensation underwent penetrating keratoplasty to the sympathizing eye. They had each sustained p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the cost-utility of posterior lamellar keratoplasty (PLK) techniques, including deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, in the treatment of corneal endothelial diseases. DESIGN Cost-utility analysis based on a Markov model. PARTICIPANTS Cohort of 100 patients waiting f...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical outcome in 29 patients (29 eyes) who underwent penetrating keratoplasty and scleral-fixation of an intraocular lens. METHODS The indications for penetrating keratoplasty with scleral-fixation of an intraocular lens were anterior chamber pseudophakic corneal edema, aphakic corneal edema, trauma, and corneal scars. Patients with pseudophakic corneal edema underw...