Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus

M Keane, D Coster, M Ziaei… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Keratoconus is an ectatic (weakening) disease of the cornea, which is the clear
surface at the front of the eye. Approximately 10% to 15% of patients diagnosed with …

Lamellar keratoplasty techniques

NP Singh, DG Said, HS Dua - Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Lamellar keratoplasty (LK) has revolutionized corneal graft surgery in several ways. Deep
anterior LK (DALK) has eliminated risk of failure due to endothelial rejection. Endothelial …

Age-related changes in anterior, posterior, and total corneal astigmatism

Y Ueno, T Hiraoka, S Beheregaray… - Journal of Refractive …, 2014 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To evaluate age-related changes in anterior, posterior, and total corneal
astigmatism by comparing simulated keratometric astigmatism to total corneal astigmatism …

Corneal higher-order aberrations in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty versus ultrathin DSAEK in the Descemet endothelial thickness comparison trial: a …

MJ Duggan, J Rose-Nussbaumer, CC Lin, A Austin… - Ophthalmology, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare corneal higher-order aberrations (HOA) after ultrathin Descemet
stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Descemet membrane …

Effects of graft thickness and asymmetry on visual gain and aberrations after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

MM Dickman, YYY Cheng… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Understanding the contribution of graft thickness and asymmetry to visual gain
and posterior corneal (PC) higher-order aberrations (HOAs) may assist optimizing visual …

Preoperative aqueous cytokine levels are associated with endothelial cell loss after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

H Yazu, T Yamaguchi, N Aketa, K Higa… - … & Visual Science, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To evaluate the association between endothelial cell density (ECD) after
Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and preoperative …

[HTML][HTML] Anterior corneal, posterior corneal, and lenticular contributions to ocular aberrations

DA Atchison, M Suheimat, A Mathur… - … & Visual Science, 2016 - jov.arvojournals.org
Methods: There were 61 healthy participants with ages ranging from 20 to 55 years and
refractions− 8.25 diopters (D) to+ 3.25 D. Anterior and posterior corneal topographies were …

Anterior corneal aberrations after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty for Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy

SV Patel, KH Baratz, LJ Maguire, DO Hodge… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the change in anterior corneal high-order aberrations (HOAs) after
Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) for Fuchs' dystrophy, and to compare …

Determinants of visual quality after endothelial keratoplasty

AMJ Turnbull, M Tsatsos, PN Hossain… - Survey of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Endothelial keratoplasty is now favored over full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty for
corneal decompensation secondary to endothelial dysfunction. Although endothelial …

Post-DSAEK optical changes: a comprehensive prospective analysis on the role of ocular wavefront aberrations, haze, and corneal thickness

HB Hindman, KR Huxlin, SM Pantanelli, CL Callan… - Cornea, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The aim was to assess the visual impact of ocular wavefront aberrations, corneal
thickness, and corneal light scatter prospectively after performing a Descemet stripping …