DONOR material for corneal grafting is not readily available. In exploring all sources, it was thought that one could use material which would otherwise be wasted if it were possible to cut satisfactory lamellar grafts from excised corneae. The attachment to be described is the result of experiments conducted with this purpose in view. The idea originated from a desire to use corneae from eyes ...

Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) is a form of corneal transplantation in which only a single cell layer, the corneal endothelium, along with its basement membrane (Descemet's membrane) is introduced onto the recipient's posterior stroma(3). Unlike Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK), where additional donor stroma is introduced, no unnatural stroma-...

AIM/BACKGROUND The public health significance of corneal transplantation in dealing with corneal blindness in the developing world would depend upon the survival rate of transplants. This study was done to analyse the survival rate of corneal transplants in a large series in India, and to evaluate the influence of various risk factors on transplant survival. METHODS The records of a series of...

The Barron artificial anterior chamber (Katena, Denville, NJ) is an innovative development in corneal transplant and lamellar surgery. The chamber is a specialized device that allows a donor corneoscleral cap of tissue to be anatomically positioned ‘‘epithelial side up.’’ The chamber is used to mount the donor tissue and maintain adequate pressure while lamellar dissection or full thickness tre...

The implantation of the Boston Keratoprosthesis (KPro) requires a corneal button, which is usually taken from a donor. Scarcity of donor tissue has been a major limiting factor in transplant surgery. Recently, autologous recipient cornea has been reported as support for the KPro. We report the successful use of an ipsilateral failed corneal graft as the carrier tissue for a patient requiring co...

Purpose: to share our experience of regulatory justification supervisory authorities performing keratoplastic operations using native donor cornea. Methods . A comprehensive analysis legal and framework the Russian Federation on transplantation. Results The Nomenclature Medical Services includes several types services which contain word “transplantation” in their names. However, not all them re...

BACKGROUND To report the feasibility of intraoperative spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) using the RESCAN 700 for the visualization and evaluation of precut Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and prestripped Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) donor tissue. METHODS Precut DSAEK (n = 11), prestripped DMEK (n = 4) preserved in a view...

PURPOSE To introduce a specular microscopic reference image for endothelial vacuolation in donated corneas. METHODS Two corneas from a donor with diffuse, round to oval dark areas at the endothelial level on slit lamp biomicroscopy and one normal-appearing donor cornea underwent specular microscopy, histopathologic evaluation and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS Specular microscopy...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical features and outcomes of corneal melt associated with Boston type I keratoprosthesis (KPro) implantation. METHODS Medical records of patients who experienced corneal melt following KPro implantation were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Sixty-six adult patients had KPro implantation from January 2004 to November 2010. Six patients had an underlying inflamma...