Unlabelled: Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty are currently considered the optimal methods of surgical treatment of stromal dystrophies and corneal degeneration. Despite certain advantages and benefits of these methods, they also have significant limitations: involvement of superficial corneal layers in the surgery, need for suturing, development of post-keratoplasty astigmatism etc.
Purpose: This study aimed to test and describe the new method of closed sutureless keratoplasty (intracorneal selective stromal transplantation), which was indicated in isolated dystrophic and degenerative pathology of the stroma.
Unlabelled: Pterygium is among the most frequent indications for extraocular ophthalmic surgery. The main method of pterygium treatment - its excision - is often combined with transplantation, non-transplantation, medication and other methods. However, the frequency of pterygium recurrence can exceed 35%, and the cosmetic and refraction outcomes satisfy neither the patient, nor the surgeon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Secondary decompensation of corneal endothelium, including transplanted, is a frequent long-term complication of glaucoma drainage surgery. According to literature data, after implantation of a glaucoma drainage device into the anterior chamber, the speed of endothelial cells density (ECD) loss increases significantly.
Purpose: To study the possibility of performing modified Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with maximum graft diameter, and to assess its short-term effectiveness in the treatment of bullous keratopathy (BK) in the presence of a glaucoma drainage device in the anterior chamber.