Posterior Lamellar Graft Preparation : A Prospective Review from an Eye Bank on Current and Future Aspects
Joint Authors
Parekh, Mohit
Salvalaio, Gianni
Zampini, Alfonso
Camposampiero, Davide
Ruzza, Alessandro
Griffoni, Carlo
Ferrari, Stefano
Ponzin, Diego
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is a corneal surgical technique which selectively replaces the damaged posterior part of the cornea with a healthy donor graft retaining the rest of the tissue intact.
There is a need to validate and standardize the donor tissue before grafting due to certain issues that can lead to consequences such as graft failure due to poor endothelial cell count, higher mortality, detachment of the graft, or increased surgical expenses, time, and effort.
Thus, prospective potential surgeons and eye banks should now aim at developing new improved surgical techniques in order to prepare the best suited, validated, precut, preloaded, and easy to transplant tissue to reduce pre- and postsurgical complications.
This could be achieved by defining parameters like graft thickness, accepted mortality threshold of the endothelial cells, and behavior of grafts during preservation and transportation along with using more sophisticated instruments like microkeratome and femtosecond lasers for graft preparation.
Thus, a rapport between the eye banks and the surgeons along with the advanced instruments can overcome this challenge to find the best possible solution for endothelial keratoplasty (EK).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Parekh, Mohit& Salvalaio, Gianni& Ruzza, Alessandro& Camposampiero, Davide& Griffoni, Carlo& Zampini, Alfonso…[et al.]. 2013. Posterior Lamellar Graft Preparation : A Prospective Review from an Eye Bank on Current and Future Aspects. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Parekh, Mohit…[et al.]. Posterior Lamellar Graft Preparation : A Prospective Review from an Eye Bank on Current and Future Aspects. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Parekh, Mohit& Salvalaio, Gianni& Ruzza, Alessandro& Camposampiero, Davide& Griffoni, Carlo& Zampini, Alfonso…[et al.]. Posterior Lamellar Graft Preparation : A Prospective Review from an Eye Bank on Current and Future Aspects. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497377
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497377