Tectonic DSAEK for the Management of Impending Corneal Perforation
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Tectonic DSAEK for the Management of Impending Corneal Perforation
Purpose. To report a case of severe corneal thinning secondary to dry eye treated with a tectonic Descemet stripping automated lamellar keratoplasty (DSAEK) and amniotic membrane graft. Methods. A 72-year-old man with a history of long standing diabetes mellitus type 2 and dry eye presented with 80% corneal thinning and edema on the right eye and no signs of infectious disease, initially manage...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6722,2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2012/916528