Resource maximization during COVID-19 crunch – A novel graft marking technique to use one cornea for two recipients for either Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Resource maximization during COVID-19 crunch – A novel graft marking technique to use one cornea for two recipients for either Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

During pandemic, eye banks worldwide faced drastic reduction of corneal retrieval. Since precut tissues are uncommon in India, the onus is on corneal surgeons to maximize the donor corneal usage. The stumbling block making the stromal part unusable in the graft preparation of the Descemet membrane e...

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Main Authors: Niveditha Narayanan, Amber Dubey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
dalk
dmek
donor preparation
f mark
l mark
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=3;spage=1037;epage=1041;aulast=Narayanan

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