Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Early Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty significantly improved visual acuity in eyes ...

CEDARS Debates is a monthly feature in Ocular Surgery News. CEDARS — Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Society — is a group of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here ...

Preparing the DSEK tissue is more complicated than preparing a PKP button, with potentially greater damage to the endothelium. Insertion of the DSEK tissue into the eye, whether it is being folded, ...

To report 6-month, 1- and 2-year endothelial cell loss (ECL), intra- and postoperative complications in a large series of patients undergoing either Descemets stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) ...

Kim and colleagues reviewed their results of Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) in patients with anterior chamber glaucoma tube shunts. They identified 11 eyes of 10 patients who ...

To describe a novel technique for the safe manual dissection of thin donor lenticules in 10 consecutive patients undergoing DSEK surgery. A key element of our new technique was to presoak the donor ...

Several things can rob us of our vision. Injury, disease and age are the major contributing factors. Thanks to today’s high-tech world there are steps we can take to now prevent, improve and lessen ...

The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part of ...

A 2009 review by the Academy of the safety and efficacy of a widely used corneal transplant procedure and a warning about an unusual but serious reaction to systemic fluroquinolones, are the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Highlights of September's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy), include a 2009 review by the Academy of the safety and efficacy of a widely ...