What You Need to Know About Keratoplasty Surgery - All About Vision
网页2021年12月8日 · Keratoplasties can improve eyesight and treat vision damage from corneal scars and distortions from abnormal cornea shape. If a cornea infection could not be resolved with antibiotics, a keratoplasty can help heal the infection and relieve pain.
Penetrating Keratoplasty - EyeWiki
网页Penetrating keratoplasty may be combined with cataract surgery, secondary intraocular lens implantation, glaucoma surgery, and retinal surgery. In cases of combined retinal surgery, often a temporary keratoprosthesis is sutured in place first to allow for the retina surgeon to visualize the posterior segment.
Cornea transplant - Mayo Clinic
网页A cornea transplant also can relieve pain or other symptoms associated with cornea diseases. A number of conditions can be treated with a cornea transplant, including: A cornea that bulges outward, called keratoconus. Fuchs dystrophy, a genetic condition. Thinning or tearing of the cornea.
Penetrating Keratoplasty - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年6月11日 · Optical penetrating keratoplasty (OPK) or penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) is a surgical procedure involving the complete replacement of the host cornea with a full-thickness donor corneal graft. The use of an appropriate-sized trephine facilitates the removal of the recipient cornea.
Therapeutic Keratoplasty - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年6月11日 · Therapeutic keratoplasty (TPK) refers to replacing a diseased host cornea with a full-thickness donor corneal tissue to eliminate the infectious disease focus. TPK is routinely performed for non-resolving microbial keratitis such as bacterial, fungal, acanthamoeba, and viral keratitis.
Indications and types of keratoplasties: Trends in the past 10 …
网页2023年8月21日 · Keratoplasties can be either full-thickness or partial-thickness/lamellar keratoplasties. Based on the indications, full-thickness keratoplasties can be either optical penetrating keratoplasty (OPK) or therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK).
Indications and types of keratoplasties: Trends in the past ... - LWW
网页Whereas microbial keratitis and corneal scars are the most common indications for keratoplasties in developing countries, bullous keratopathies (BK) and Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophies are leading indications of keratoplasties in developed countries.
Penetrating keratoplasty: indications, outcomes, and complications
网页2008年10月24日 · Results. The mean age of the recipient group was 56.7 years, with 107 right eyes and 96 left eyes. The mean follow-up was 61 months. The overall 5-year survival was 82%, with keratoconus and...
Advances in Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery
网页2021年6月10日 · Endothelial keratoplasty is a novel approach for treating corneal endothelial disease, which selectively transplants the posterior layers of the cornea. •. Compared with penetrating keratoplasty, endothelial keratoplasty has a lower intraoperative risk, faster visual recovery, and elimination of suture and wound junction complications. •.
Total Penetrating Keratoplasty: Indications, Therapeutic Approach, …
网页2018年4月19日 · Indications for total penetrating keratoplasty were infectious keratitis, autoimmune disease, injury of the eyeball (mainly chemical burns), and other combined disorders. The main goal of the surgical treatment was the total removal of the infected or destroyed cornea and restoration of ocular integrity.