Four Cases of Split Cornea Transplantation from a Single Cornea
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 988-993, 2016.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To report four cases of split cornea transplantation involving separate Descemet membrane keratoplasty and Deep anterior lamella keratoplasty from a single cornea. CASE SUMMARY: Four donor corneas were separated into the endothelium and other layers. The endothelial layers were transplanted into 4 pseudophakic bullous keratopathy patients, and the other layers were stored in corneal storage media. Deep anterior lamella keratoplasties were performed with the stored corneas in 2 lipid keratopathy and 2 keratoconus patients. Postoperatively, all grafted corneas were stable. CONCLUSIONS: The authors report the first 4 cases of split cornea transplantation in Korea, which is experiencing a shortage of donated corneas. Split cornea transplantation will be of benefit to a large number of patients by separating a single cornea into separate layers to be implanted into two patients.
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Main subject:
Tissue Donors
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Corneal Transplantation
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Cornea
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Transplants
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Descemet Membrane
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Endothelium
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Keratoconus
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Korea
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2016
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Article