Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Full-thickness corneal transplantation, namely penetrating keratoplasty, is susceptible to corneal endothelial ...

CHICAGO, Illinois — Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) offers rapid and near-complete visual rehabilitation in patients with corneal endothelial disorders, according to a large ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite the risk of postoperative graft detachment, DMEK is gaining favor with surgeons and patients alike due ...

Findings of post hoc analyses published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggest that preoperative Scheimpflug imaging can help predict corneal edema resolution following Descemet membrane endothelial ...

NEW ORLEANS — Surgeons are fine-tuning their approach to Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) to improve corneal transplant outcomes and allay concerns ophthalmologists have about ...

A new cornea transplant technique called DMEK provides significantly improved vision and faster recovery from surgery than standard cornea transplants. A new cornea transplant technique called DMEK ...

More than a decade ago, Dr. Jonathan Primack, an eye surgeon at Eye Consultants of Pennsylvania, Wyomissing, was touting the benefits of an improved and less invasive corneal transplant surgery that ...

Dr. Akbar Hasan, an ophthalmologist at Florida Eye Specialists, traveled to the Netherlands earlier this year to learn a new corneal treatment. The procedure, DMEK surgery, removes the back layer of ...

To evaluate the clinical outcome and complications of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), using Descemet-stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) as a back-up procedure, in the ...

The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part of ...

A German researcher has developed a new surgical strategy that uses a single donor cornea to help two patients with differing corneal diseases. His team restored good vision to patients with Fuchs' ...