Small relaxing incisions may allow easier DMEK surgery

Symptomatic vision-compromising corneal endothelial disease that results in corneal endothelial decompensation with a cloudy cornea combined with an absence of any significant central corneal scarring often requires surgical intervention for effective visual rehabilitation and a return to normal activities for the patient. While in the past full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty was usually the “go-to” procedure of choice, this has largely been replaced with endothelial keratoplasty techniques, which selectively replace the Descemet’s membrane and corneal endothelium, with

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