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Endothelial keratoplasty continues to evolve toward greater achievements
Endothelial keratoplasty has been one of the most remarkable advances in ophthalmology, rapidly evolving through progressive refinement and widely adopted all over the world. Today in the U.S., Europe and most parts of Asia, 90% of situations in which corneal transplantation is needed and the main problem is the endothelium are dealt with by endothelial keratoplasty techniques rather than full-thickness transplantation. It is particularly in the last 2 or 3 years that initial resistance to this surgery — which was considered a difficult procedure and not within everyone’s reach — (Read more...)