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Recent discovery leads to PDEK as another cornea transplant option
According to an Eye Bank Association of America statistical report, which includes data from 76 U.S. member eye banks, just under 48,000 keratoplasty procedures were performed domestically in 2014. This number has been relatively flat for several years, but the type of transplant continues to evolve significantly.The top four indications for keratoplasty in the U.S. are Fuchs’ dystrophy (21.5%), post-cataract surgery corneal edema (12.2%), keratoconus (10.1%) and graft failure (9.9%).