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The development of endothelial keratoplasty

SHI Pei-yan1, WANG Ting2.   

  1. 1.School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shangdong Eye Hospital, Jinan 250200, China; 2.Shangdong Eye Hospital, Shandong Eye Institute, Jinan 250021， China
  • Received:2017-08-04 Online:2017-10-22 Published:2017-10-26
  • Contact: WANG Ting, Email: wt-ting@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Shandong Province Key Research and Development Plan(2015GGH318010)

Abstract:

Endothelial keratoplasty has become the first choice for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction. Compared with penetrating keratoplasty, endothelial keratoplasty preserved the biologial integrity of the anterior segment，better and faster recovery of postoperative visual, reduced complications greatly.In this paper, the development of endothelial keratoplasty, the main surgical methods, the advantages and disadvantages of the operation and postoperative complications are reviewed in order to provide reference for clinical application.(Int Rev Ophthalmol,  2017,  41:   336-341)