Visual outcomes after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty using donor corneas without removal of Descemet membrane and endothelium

Visual outcomes after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty using donor corneas without removal of Descemet membrane and endothelium

ABSTRACT Purpose: The optical quality of the interface after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique has been shown to be excellent, leading to results comparable to penetrating keratoplasty. However, there is little in the literature with respect to the controvers...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Moura Bastos Prazeres, Rodrigo Muller, Tatiana Rayes, Flavio Eduardo Hirai, Luciene Barbosa de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Doenças da córnea/cirurgia
Lâmina limitante posterior/cirurgia
Transplante da córnea/métodos
Epitélio posterior
Ceratoplastia penetrante
Ceratocone/cirurgia
Acuidade visual
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