http://eyedocnews.com/00408-full-corneal-transplant-vs-descemet-stripping-with-endothelial-keratoplasty-dsek-for-treating-fuchs-endothelial-dystrophy/ Ophthalmology on the Web Mon, 21 May 2012 18:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://eyedocnews.com/00408-full-corneal-transplant-vs-descemet-stripping-with-endothelial-keratoplasty-dsek-for-treating-fuchs-endothelial-dystrophy/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Donna Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:14:10 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=408#comment-440 This may not strictly apply since my mother was aphakik but her DSEK procedure did not take. Her bubble dislocated posteriorly. However, I've since read of a procedure whereby her pupil would be temporarily sewn shut to prevent this from happening. I'm disappointed her surgeon apparently did not know about this. She is now scheduled for a full-thickness PK - I am concerned about going through with this rather than being able to try the new procedure with this added feature for prevention of the complication; however, she is not willing to take another chance; I only hope she's not disappointed with her choice. This may not strictly apply since my mother was aphakik but her DSEK procedure did not take. Her bubble dislocated posteriorly. However, I’ve since read of a procedure whereby her pupil would be temporarily sewn shut to prevent this from happening. I’m disappointed her surgeon apparently did not know about this. She is now scheduled for a full-thickness PK – I am concerned about going through with this rather than being able to try the new procedure with this added feature for prevention of the complication; however, she is not willing to take another chance; I only hope she’s not disappointed with her choice.

]]> http://eyedocnews.com/00408-full-corneal-transplant-vs-descemet-stripping-with-endothelial-keratoplasty-dsek-for-treating-fuchs-endothelial-dystrophy/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Dr. Weitzner Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:28:23 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=408#comment-23 i don't have personal experience, but these advances in cornea surgery are remarkable and will hopefully replace pkp one day. perhaps artificial corneas will do even better! these continue to be exciting times in ophthalmology- it seems our specialty is progressing much faster and adopting new technology more than any other specialty, which is one of the reasons it's fun to be an ophthalmologist. too bad they keep cutting our fees- that makes it a lot less fun. i don’t have personal experience, but these advances in cornea surgery are remarkable and will hopefully replace pkp one day. perhaps artificial corneas will do even better! these continue to be exciting times in ophthalmology- it seems our specialty is progressing much faster and adopting new technology more than any other specialty, which is one of the reasons it’s fun to be an ophthalmologist. too bad they keep cutting our fees- that makes it a lot less fun.

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