Endothelial keratoplasty (a literature review)

Abstract

ABSTRACT There is presented a comprehensive overview of the history, trends and advances of endothelial keratoplasty — one of the modern trends in corneal transplantation, which includes different surgical methods for treatment of patients with corneal endothelium dysfunction by selective replacement it with posterior lamellar graft of donor cornea. This type of operations showed a significant advantage compared to a standard penetrating keratoplasty, which is a standard procedure for many years in treatment different corneal diseases.

Keywords

• endothelial keratoplasty
• corneal transplantation
• posterior lamellar keratoplasty
• DSAEK.