Full Description
State-of-the-art book provides hands-on guidance on the latest endothelial keratoplasty techniques
A significant number of eye disorders result from deficiencies in the endothelial layer of the cornea. Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) helps spare patients from months of refractive adjustments, lengthy recovery, complications, and poor outcomes associated with full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty. This newer methodology is based on more selective transplantation of cells and is less invasive, resulting in quicker recovery and more efficacious outcomes.
Contributors are world-renowned pioneers who are front and center in implementing innovative, sight-restoring techniques that continue to change the ophthalmic surgery landscape. In the first section, a solid foundation is laid with discussion of anatomy, the history of EK, clinical aspects of endothelial cell dysfunction, and clinico-pathology. Subsequent sections cover surgical procedures, special topics, surgical outcomes, complications, and future trends. Readers will gain invaluable insights from clinical pearls throughout the book, gleaned from hands-on experience by leading experts in the field of ocular surgery.
Key Features:
A large compendium of high-quality videos demonstrate cutting-edge approaches
Richly illustrated with 400 images that further delineate anatomy and techniques
Anterior segment surgery advances including Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), predescemet's endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK), ultrathin DSEK, Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), and trocar anterior chamber maintainer
Treatment of conditions such as pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and Fuchs' dystrophy
Management of complicated cases including glued IOL, cataract extraction & IOL implantation, glaucoma, failed grafts, and scarred corneas
This book is a stellar resource on the surgical management of patients with corneal disease. It will benefit both trainees and practicing ophthalmologists - and is a must-have for specialists who perform corneal surgery.
Contents
I Basics
1 Anatomy of the Cornea and Pre-Descemet Layer
2 History of Endothelial Keratoplasty
3 Clinical Investigations and Diagnosis of Endothelial Cell Dysfunction
4 Clinicopathology of Corneal Endothelial Diseases
II Surgical Techniques
5 Mastering Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
6 Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
7 Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgical Technique
8 Techniques to Unroll the DMEK Graft in Difficult Situations
9 Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty
10 Trocar Anterior Chamber Maintainer: An Improvised New Concept for Infusion and Endothelial Keratoplasty
11 Surgically Mastering Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty in 15 Steps
12 Air-Pump-Assisted Endothelial Keratoplasty
13 Endoilluminator-Assisted Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty and Endoilluminator-Assisted Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty
14 Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Modifications and Nonkeratoplasty Concepts: Hemi-DMEK and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Transfer
III Endothelial Keratoplasty in Special Situations
15 Endothelial Keratoplasty Including Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty with Glued Intraocular Lens
16 Endothelial Keratoplasty in Glaucoma
17 Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty in Failed Grafts
18 Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty in Scarred Cornea
IV Surgical Outcomes, Complications, and Future Trends
19 Optical Coherence Tomography in Endothelial Keratoplasty
20 Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft
21 Complications of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
22 Complications of Pre-Descemet Endothelial Keratoplasty
23 Eye Bank Preparation of Endothelial Keratoplasty Grafts
