The Quintessential Guide to State-of-the-Art Endothelial Keratoplasty Techniques from World Renowned Experts
Summary
“EK procedures have major advantages over full thickness grafts, including correcting post-cataract edema and decreasing unwanted astigmatism, which results in more predictable refractive outcomes.Key Highlights · Nearly 30 high-quality videos posted in the Thieme Media Center demonstrate the latest cutting-edge approaches · Anatomy and techniques further delineated in richly illustrated text featuring 400 images · Anterior segment surgical advances including PDEK, Ultrathin DSAEK, Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), and Trocar anterior chamber maintainer (T-ACM) · Management of complicated cases including glued IOL, cataract extraction & IOL implantation, glaucoma, failed grafts, and scarred corneas · Discussion of optical coherence tomography as a diagnostic technology and obtaining and preparing EK grafts from eye banks The techniques and clinical pearls shared in this resource will benefit both trainees and practicing ophthalmologists."Endothelial Keratoplasty" from world renowned pioneers and prolific authors Amar Agarwal and Terry Kim, reflects their many years of combined expertise and hundreds of works in the literature.Agarwal and Kim enlisted an impressive cadre of leading ocular surgeons to contribute to 23 chapters and nearly 30 state-of-the-art videos.“The book presents important advances that have revolutionized the treatment paradigm of endothelium-related disorders.Significant advances in this technology have resulted in EK procedures gradually replacing PK for endothelial disease, which presents a significant need for an in-depth resource to teach clinicians these techniques,” Dr. Kim added.Key Highlights· Nearly 30 high-quality videos posted in the Thieme Media Center demonstrate the latest cutting-edge approaches· Anatomy and techniques further delineated in richly illustrated text featuring 400 images· Anterior segment surgical advances including PDEK, Ultrathin DSAEK, Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), and Trocar anterior chamber maintainer (T-ACM)· Management of complicated cases including glued IOL, cataract extraction & IOL implantation, glaucoma, failed grafts, and scarred corneas· Discussion of optical coherence tomography as a diagnostic technology and obtaining and preparing EK grafts from eye banksThe techniques and clinical pearls shared in this resource will benefit both trainees and practicing ophthalmologists.