Open AccessDescemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty: One-year follow-up
Author(s) -
Ljubiša Nikolić,
Vesna Jovanović
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1012690n
Subject(s) - medicine , bullous keratopathy , astigmatism , ophthalmology , cornea , corneal transplantation , visual acuity , forceps , surgery , fibrous joint , keratoconus , optics , physics
Sutureless transplantation of endothelium on a thin stromal carrier was introduced under the name of Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) in 2004. It has become the treatment of choice of corneal oedema due to endothelial dysfunction.
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