Office-based surgery exploded into the popular consciousness with the publication of the 2015 Kaiser study, reporting more than 21,000 cataract operations performed safely and effectively in clinic minor procedure rooms.
Since then, office-based surgery (OBS) suites have trickled into existence throughout the United States. These have primarily been designed for cataract surgery, but for the past year, we have also been performing OBS Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty.
OBS DMEK offers several practical advantages. It is more convenient and comfortable to operate in clinic than