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KMID : 0360220160570060988
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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2016 Volume.57 No. 6 p.988 ~ p.993
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Four Cases of Split Cornea Transplantation from a Single Cornea
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Kim Hyo-Won
Hwang Ho-Sik
Lim Sung-A
Kim Man-Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose: To report four cases of split cornea transplantation involving separate Descemet membrane keratoplasty and Deep anterior lamella keratoplasty from a single cornea.
Case summary: Four donor corneas were separated into the endothelium and other layers. The endothelial layers were transplanted into 4 pseudophakic bullous keratopathy patients, and the other layers were stored in corneal storage media. Deep anterior lamella keratoplasties were performed with the stored corneas in 2 lipid keratopathy and 2 keratoconus patients. Postoperatively, all grafted corneas were stable.
Conclusions: The authors report the first 4 cases of split cornea transplantation in Korea, which is experiencing a shortage of donated corneas. Split cornea transplantation will be of benefit to a large number of patients by separating a single cornea into separate layers to be implanted into two patients.
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KEYWORD
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Corneal transplantation, Deep anterior lamella keratoplasty (DALK), Descemet membrane, Partial thickness corneal transplantation, Split cornea transplantation
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