Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty

Chaoran Zhang1, Jianjiang Xu1, Rongjia Chen21Ophthalmology Department, 2Pathology Department, Eye and Ear Nose Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaAbstract: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) has become an alternative procedure for bullous keratopathy. Herein, the histopatho...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:26de7e28752d4a67b6cd9c3e6ce277af2021-12-02T00:22:24ZHistology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/26de7e28752d4a67b6cd9c3e6ce277af2008-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/histology-of-corneal-wound-healing-after-deep-lamellar-endothelial-ker-a343https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Chaoran Zhang1, Jianjiang Xu1, Rongjia Chen21Ophthalmology Department, 2Pathology Department, Eye and Ear Nose Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaAbstract: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) has become an alternative procedure for bullous keratopathy. Herein, the histopathological characteristics of corneal wound healing after DLEK were reported. A 71-year-old man suffering from left psuedophakia bullous keratopathy received small incision DLEK. Twenty months later, another penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed because of the graft failure. The histopathology of the corneal button removed during PK demonstrated the regularity of stromal fiber alignment at the graft interface. Fibrotic repair was limited to the peripheral margins.Keywords: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty, DLEK, bullous keratopathy, penetrating keratoplasty Chaoran ZhangJianjiang XuRongjia ChenDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2008, Iss Issue 1, Pp 217-221 (2008)
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Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
description Chaoran Zhang1, Jianjiang Xu1, Rongjia Chen21Ophthalmology Department, 2Pathology Department, Eye and Ear Nose Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaAbstract: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) has become an alternative procedure for bullous keratopathy. Herein, the histopathological characteristics of corneal wound healing after DLEK were reported. A 71-year-old man suffering from left psuedophakia bullous keratopathy received small incision DLEK. Twenty months later, another penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed because of the graft failure. The histopathology of the corneal button removed during PK demonstrated the regularity of stromal fiber alignment at the graft interface. Fibrotic repair was limited to the peripheral margins.Keywords: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty, DLEK, bullous keratopathy, penetrating keratoplasty
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author Chaoran Zhang
Jianjiang Xu
Rongjia Chen
author_facet Chaoran Zhang
Jianjiang Xu
Rongjia Chen
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title Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
title_short Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
title_full Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
title_fullStr Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
title_full_unstemmed Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
title_sort histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2008
url https://doaj.org/article/26de7e28752d4a67b6cd9c3e6ce277af
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