Transplantation Technologies & Research

Nikica Gabric

Publications

• Research Article
  Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty ? Is a Thinner Donor Lamella the Better Choice?
  Author(s): Iva Dekaris, Maja Pauk, Nataša Draca, Adis Pašalic and Nikica GabricIva Dekaris, Maja Pauk, Nataša Draca, Adis Pašalic and Nikica Gabric
  
  Introduction:To evaluate the influence of lamellar thickness on visual recovery after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and compare the results to penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Methods:A prospective case series of 20 eyes with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK) undergoing DSAEK.Lamellar graft thickness was measured at the visual axis using anterior segment OCT, by the same person, at various time points after DSAEK. Eyes were divided into groups based on Day One postoperative endothelial lamella thickness: standard (≤180 μm), medium-thick (>180 ≤ 250 μm) and thick (>250 μm). Outcome measurements were graft survival rate, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), endothelial cell density loss (ECD), and degree of astigmatism. Results in DSAEK eyes were compared to 20 PBK eyes which und.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0991.S2-004

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