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Diabetic donor tissue viable for DMEK with proper surgeon training
Special training in graft preparation is critical when using tissue from diabetic donors in Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty, a speaker said at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting in Barcelona. Francis W. Price Jr., MD, OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member, described challenges involved when using diabetic donor tissue in DMEK, Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty.