Treatment of anterior corneal scarring,following DSAEK graft failure,with combined graft exchange and phototherapeutic keratectomy

作     者：George Kymionis Konstantinos Oikonomakis Myrsini Petrelli Konstantinos Andreanos Andreas Mouchtouris Ilias Georgalas 

作者机构：1st Department of OphthalmologyUniversity of AthensGeneral Hospital of Athens“G.Gennimatas”154 Mesogion AvAthens 11527Greece 

出 版 物：《Eye and Vision》 (眼视光学杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第4卷第1期

页      面：56-58页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：DSAEK failure Anterior corneal scar Graft exchange Phototherapeutic keratectomy 

摘      要：Background:To present a method,alternative to penetrating keratoplasty,for the restoration of impaired corneal clarity with anterior stromal scarring following long-standing corneal graft *** presentation:A 48-year old female who had previously underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty(DSAEK)for the treatment of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy,presented with longstanding corneal oedema and anterior corneal scarring.A significant improvement in corrected distance visual acuity was demonstrated,as corneal clarity was restored following graft exchange and phototherapeutic keratectomy(PTK).Conclusions:The combination of corneal graft exchange and phototherapeutic keratectomy may represent an effective therapeutic option for long-standing corneal oedema with concomitant anterior corneal scarring after failure of a DSAEK graft.