Stamping an S on DMEK Donor Tissue to Prevent Upside-Down Grafts: Laboratory Validation and Detailed Preparation Technique Description

Cornea

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1175-1178

  Veldman, Peter B ^a,b   Dye, Philip K ^c   Holiman, Jeffrey D ^c   Mayko, Zachary M ^c   Sáles, Christopher S ^b   Straiko, Michael D ^b   Stoeger, Christopher G ^c   Terry, Mark A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Lions VisionGift   (United States)

Author keywords

DMEK; donor tissue preparation; endothelial keratoplasty; S stamp; upside down graft

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL DEATH; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; S STAMP PREPARATION TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PREPARATION; CHEMISTRY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DEVICES; DONOR; EYE BANK; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRANSPLANTATION;

COLORING AGENTS; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; DESCEMET STRIPPING ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BANKS; GENTIAN VIOLET; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84939790088     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000522     Document Type: Article

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