Corneal Transplantation
This textbook reviews the novel techniques employed in corneal transplantation. It will assist fellows and corneal surgeons in using these techniques to best effect and in selecting patients for surgical procedures, taking into account the benefits and risks. Corneal transplantation has been perform...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24052-7 |
Table of Contents:
- History of corneal transplantation
- Anatomy & physiology – considerations in relation to transplantation
- Indications for keratoplasty, patient selection
- Corneal banking
- Penetrating keratoplasty
- Deep lamellar keratoplasty
- Superficial anterior keratoplasty
- Femtosecond laser aided PK and DALK
- Suture techniques
- Immunosuppression
- Tissue typing
- Recurrence of disease
- Complications
- Retransplantation
- DSAEK
- DMEK
- Endothelial cells
- Limbal stem cells
- Handling post-OP astigmatism (AK, PIOL, cataract, laser)
- Cataract surgery and transplantation (IOL calculation)
- Corneal transplant registers.