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[Corneal examination in patients with bullous keratopathy before and after endothelial keratoplasty].
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Vestnik oftalmologii [Vestn Oftalmol] 2015 Jan-Feb; Vol. 131 (1), pp. 12-17. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate corneal status in patients with bullous keratopathy before and after endothelial keratoplasty.<br />Material and Methods: A total of 16 patients (18 eyes) with bullous keratopathy were examined before and after DSAEK. Confocal microscopy ("Nidek", Japan) was used for corneal status evaluation.<br />Results: Follow-up examinations were performed 3, 6, and 24 months after the surgery. In all patients minor corneal opacity persisted for the whole follow-up period but tended to decrease. It is shown that visual acuity is most dependent on light scattering in the anterior stroma.<br />Conclusion: Anterior stromal haze is shown to have greater impact on visual acuity than opacities, folds, and birefringent deposits within the host-donor interface. Duration of bullous keratopathy, patient's age, and comorbidity are the factors that influence anterior and deep stromal haze development and changes over time.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Corneal Diseases surgery
Endothelium, Corneal diagnostic imaging
Endothelium, Corneal surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Microscopy, Acoustic
Microscopy, Confocal
Middle Aged
Preoperative Period
Time Factors
Visual Acuity
Corneal Diseases diagnosis
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
Endothelium, Corneal pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Russian
- ISSN :
- 0042-465X
- Volume :
- 131
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vestnik oftalmologii
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25872381
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma2015131112-17