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A New User-Friendly and Affordable Method in Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty



Mohammad Soleimani*, Seyed Ali Tabatabaei, Reza Mirshahi
Eye Research center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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© 2018 Soleimani et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Eye Research center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, E-mail: soleimani_md@yahoo.com


Abstract

Aims:

To describe a new technique in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Materials and Methods:

In this technique, we use easily available materials (mainly a Nelaton tube) to make an injector for loading DSAEK lenticule and also easily pulling it (using a gauge 23 needle) into the eye. In this paper, we report outcomes of this technique in four cases.

Results:

Using these available instruments could easily lead to a clear postoperative cornea. Mean Endothelial Cell Density (ECD) loss at sixth postoperative month was 26%.

Conclusion:

We proposed a novel effective user-friendly and affordable technique to perform DSAEK.

Keywords: DSAEK, Lenticule, Technique, Endothelial keratoplasty, ECD, PBK.