One year post-surgery, patients who underwent Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) experienced greater cell loss overall compared to those who underwent penetrating ...

Two weeks later, the ophthalmologist called Dybbs and asked, "Where is it?" "Are you serious?" Dybbs answered. So he and some colleagues started Sonogage to invent the device, paying for its ...

Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) is a revolutionary surgical procedure that allows replacement of the diseased endothelium in cases of endothelial corneal dystrophies ...

In this cross section of a cornea in a person with Fuchs' dystrophy, the green rectangles represent endothelial cells. The magenta dots are outgrowths of Descemet's membrane known as guttae. Guttae ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The final entry for this corneal transplant miniseries will explore transplant-specific risks, recovery and ...

Peter J. McDonnell, MD, reflects on his early experience managing bullous keratopathy with penetrating keratoplasty and how ...

The 72-year-old La Crosse woman opted for a new corneal transplant surgery, the first major change in the transplant technique in 50 years. Instead of replacing the entire cornea, this new technique ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Cataract surgery resulted in edema in my eye, which has not healed after six months. I now require a DSAEK corneal transplant. I’ve been instructed that after the operation I must lie ...

A new study comparing Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential ...