"Bubble-in-the-Roll" Technique Using the Endoject DMEK Injector: Influence of the Air Bubble on Endothelial Cell Loss.
Cornea
; 36(12): 1576-1579, 2017 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-28902013
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the impact of the air bubble on endothelial cell loss using the "bubble-in-the-roll" technique during Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK).METHODS:
Twenty DMEK grafts not suitable for transplantation were manually prepared from organ-cultured corneoscleral discs and injected into culture media using the Endoject DMEK injector (Medicel AG, Wolfhalden, Switzerland). Based on the injection method, the grafts were divided into 2 groups In group A (n = 10), a small air bubble was placed inside the graft roll while it was in the injector. In group B (n = 10), the grafts were injected without an air bubble inside the graft roll. Main outcome measures included endothelial cell density (ECD) after graft stripping and graft injection.RESULTS:
There were no statistically significant differences between groups A and B in donor age, storage duration, and donor ECD. ECD decreased from 1929 ± 145 cells/mm to 1796 ± 303 cells/mm after graft stripping in group A and from 1801 ± 226 cells/mm to 1709 ± 290 cells/mm in group B. ECD after graft injection further decreased to 1683 ± 291 cells/mm in group A and to 1651 ± 292 cells/mm in group B. Endothelial cell loss after graft stripping and graft injection was not statistically significant between groups A and B (P = 0.29 and P = 1, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
The bubble-in-the-roll technique for injection and unfolding of the graft is a safe method for graft delivery into the anterior chamber guaranteeing orientation of the graft without harming the endothelium.
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Assunto principal:
Endotélio Corneano
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Ar
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Perda de Células Endoteliais da Córnea
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Ceratoplastia Endotelial com Remoção da Lâmina Limitante Posterior
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article