Transplantation of endothelium and descemet membrane for aphakic corneal edema in 1980.

To describe a corneal endothelial layer and Descemet membrane transplantation into the anterior chamber for the treatment of bullous keratopathy in 1980. A retrospective report of an intervention case study is presented. A patient with aphakic bullous keratopathy in one eye was interested in undergoing a previously untested corneal transplantation procedure. Snellen visual acuity testing and slit-lamp examination were performed. The main outcome measures were visual acuity and degree of corneal clarity. Visual acuity and corneal clarity improved in the months following the endothelial/Descemet membrane transplant but gradually returned to preoperative levels 1 year later. A subsequent successful penetrating keratoplasty resulted in excellent visual acuity (-20/25). An attempt to perform endothelial and Descemet membrane transplantation for aphakic corneal edema in 1980 resulted in early improvement in corneal clarity and visual acuity but required full penetrating keratoplasty at 2 years postoperatively. [J Refract Surg. 2010;26(7):525-528.] doi:10.3928/1081597X-20090910-01

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Kenneth J Hoffer, John D Hofbauer. Transplantation of endothelium and descemet membrane for aphakic corneal edema in 1980. Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995). 2010 Jul;26(7):525-8

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PMID: 19772222

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