New graft inserter for descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
New graft inserter for descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
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用于后弹力层剥离自动内皮角膜移植术的新型移植插入器。
DOI:
10.1097/ico.0000000000000073
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Amano S
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文献类型:
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作者:
Toyama T;Honda N;Usui T;Amano S
Purpose:The aim of this study was to introduce a newly developed graft inserter for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, which can be readily used with 1 hand, and to examine endothelial cell loss (ECL) after graft insertion using this new inserter in an ex vivo rabbit model.Methods:Rabbit corneal grafts (∼ 150 μm) were prepared by using a femtosecond laser. The grafts were inserted into an artificial anterior chamber by the pull-through technique using a Busin glide or the push-out technique using our new inserter. ECL was evaluated by means of trypan blue and alizarin red S staining. Grafts that were not injected served as a control group.Results:The mean percentages of ECL area in the control, Busin glide, and new inserter groups were 18.7±1.79%, 25.4±2.32%, and 24.7±1.56%, respectively. The mean percentages of the ECL area in both the Busin glide group and new inserter groups were significantly greater than that in the control group (P= 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the Busin glide group and the new inserter group.Conclusions:Our new inserter may provide a favorable option for donor tissue insertion in Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty procedures.