Preparation of donor lamellar tissue for deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty using a microkeratome and artificial anterior chamber system: endothelial cell loss and predictability of lamellar thickness.
Kang P, McEntire M, Thompson C, Moshirfar M. Preparation of donor lamellar tissue for deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty using a microkeratome and artificial anterior chamber system: endothelial cell loss and predictability of lamellar thickness. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers And Imaging Retina 2005, 36: 381-5. PMID: 16238036, DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20050901-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cell lossDeep lamellar endothelial keratoplastyLamellar endothelial keratoplastyCells/mm2Cell lossEndothelial keratoplastyDonor tissueArtificial anterior chamber systemEndothelial cell densityArtificial anterior chamberAnterior chamberDonor lenticuleMean percentage lossSpecular microscopyLenticule thicknessKeratoplastyEndothelial cells