Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
"Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A surgical procedure or KERATOPLASTY involving selective stripping and replacement of diseased host DESCEMET MEMBRANE and CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM with a suitable and healthy donor posterior lamella. The advantage to this procedure is that the normal corneal surface of the recipient is retained, thereby avoiding corneal surface incisions and sutures.
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D057111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.095.147.725.262 E04.540.825.374.112 E04.936.580.262
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Ohana O, Varssano D, Shemesh G. Comparison of intraocular pressure measurements using Goldmann tonometer, I-care pro, Tonopen XL, and Schiotz tonometer in patients after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul; 65(7):579-583.
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Lehman RE, Copeland LA, Stock EM, Fulcher SF. Graft Detachment Rate in DSEK/DSAEK After Same-Day Complete Air Removal. Cornea. 2015 Nov; 34(11):1358-61.