George D Kymionis, Sonia H Yoo, Vasilios F Diakonis, Michael A Grentzelos, Irini Naoumidi, Ioannis G Pallikaris
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Graft harvesting for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) occurs manually and demonstrates surgical difficulties. In the current study, a mechanical automated technique for preparing a donor Descemet membrane (DM) carrying autologous endothelium for DMEK was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten rabbit corneas were placed on an artificial anterior chamber and mechanical separation of the DM was conducted using an Epi-keratome (Senturium; Norwood Abbey EyeCare, Victoria, Australia)...
March 2011: Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging