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Best practices for handling, preserving PDEK corneal tissue still being established
Pre-Descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty, a new variant in the field of endothelial keratoplasty, mainly comprises the separation of the pre-Descemet’s membrane along with the Descemet’s membrane-endothelium complex from the residual donor stroma by the formation of a type 1 bubble. The feasibility of the PDEK procedure with adult or infant donor tissue makes it highly acceptable when there is a shortage of donor tissue. The problem is making the grafts, and today eye banks supply ready-made PDEK grafts to the surgeon.In this column, I would like to invite Sumit “Sam” Garg, (Read more...)