American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 1 , Pages 36-41.e2 , July 2008

Randomized, Prospective Comparison of Precut vs Surgeon-Dissected Grafts for Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

  • Marianne O. Price

      Affiliations

    • Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Marianne O. Price, Cornea Research Foundation of America, 9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 212, Indianapolis, IN 46260
    • ,
  • Kashif M. Baig

      Affiliations

    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Jacob W. Brubaker

      Affiliations

    • John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    • ,
  • Francis W. Price Jr

      Affiliations

    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, Indiana

,Accepted 28 February 2008.

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  2. Price FW, Price MO. Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty in 50 eyes: a refractive neutral corneal transplant. J Refract Surg. 2005;21:339–345
  3. Price FW, Price MO. Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty in 200 eyes: early challenges and techniques to enhance donor adherence. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006;32:411–418
  4. Price MO, Price FW. Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty comparative outcomes with microkeratome-dissected and manually dissected donor tissue. Ophthalmology. 2006;113:1936–1942
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  8. Melles GR, Eggink FA, Lander F, et al. A surgical technique for posterior lamellar keratoplasty. Cornea. 1998;17:618–626
  9. Price MO, Price FW Jr. Endothelial cell loss after Descemet stripping with endothelial keratoplasty: influencing factors and two-year trend. Ophthalmology. Forthcoming.
  10. Rose L, Briceno CA, Stark WJ, Gloria DG, Jun AS. Assessment of eye bank-prepared posterior lamellar corneal tissue for endothelial keratoplasty. Ophthalmology. 2008;115:279–286
  11. Chen ES, Terry MA, Shamie N, Hoar KL, Friend DJ. Precut tissue in Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty donor characteristics and early postoperative complications. Ophthalmology. 2008;115:497–502

PII: S0002-9394(08)00160-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.02.024

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 1 , Pages 36-41.e2 , July 2008

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