Outcome of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty in advanced infectious keratitis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joco.2018.04.001
Abstract: Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the anatomical, therapeutic, and functional outcome of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) in terms of success and failure. Methods In this retrospective study 57 eyes of 57 patients were reviewed.… read more here.
Keywords: outcome; therapeutic penetrating; therapeutic functional; penetrating keratoplasty ... See more keywords
Reverse graft suturing to avoid Descemet’s membrane detachment of glycerol-preserved donor cornea used for therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty during COVID-19 to overcome the tissue shortage – A novel surgical technique
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2570_21
Abstract: To overcome tissue shortage during pandemic, we switched to 100% glycerol preservation of the donor cornea, which is economical and provides longer duration of storage than the short and intermediate storage mediums we normally use… read more here.
Keywords: donor cornea; glycerol; penetrating keratoplasty; graft ... See more keywords
Use of cryopreserved donor corneal tissues first time in India for therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty during COVID-19 pandemic – A case series
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_627_21
Abstract: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused restricted eye retrieval leading to acute scarcity of donor corneas. Nine patients with perforated corneas needed urgent donor tissues where we used 10 cryopreserved corneal tissues for therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty… read more here.
Keywords: use cryopreserved; corneal tissues; penetrating keratoplasty; therapeutic penetrating ... See more keywords