Authors: Jeffrey M Goshe Jennifer Y Li Mark A Terry
Publish Date: 2012/01/25
Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-66
Abstract
Endothelial keratoplasty particularly Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty DSAEK has quickly become the standard of care for adult endothelial dysfunction 1 2 3 4 As longterm followup data becomes available and surgeon comfort with the procedure increases DSAEK is continually being applied to new diseases Pediatric cases of endothelial dysfunction treated by DSAEK have already been reported for the treatment of bullous keratopathy following cataract surgery and Descemet’s membrane damage due to traumatic birth injury 5 6Pineda et al 7 reported a single case of attempted DSAEK in a 7yearold boy with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy CHED which was converted to penetrating keratoplasty due to poor visualization and difficulty stripping the host Descemet’s membrane The authors questioned whether DSAEK could be successfully performed for CHED Mittal et al 8 recently reported the first successful case of DSAEK in a
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