Glued intraocular lens with descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty in aphakic bullous keratopathy

Journal Title: Medical Journal Armed Forces - Year 2018, Vol 74, Issue 2

Abstract

Recent advances in the field of cataract surgery have reduced the number of surgical complications. However, pseudophakic and aphakic bullous keratopathy (ABK) still continue to account for approximately 13% of corneal transplantations in India.1 Endothelial keratoplasty has now become the procedure of choice for treatment of these disorders. In spite of theseadvances, treatment of ABK still continues to pose a challenge as regards the visual outcome since any corneal transplantation procedure will not achieve good visual outcomes in the absence of an intraocular lens (IOL).

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Alok Sati

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  • EP ID EP647137
  • DOI 10.1016/j.mjafi.2016.11.009
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Alok Sati (2018). Glued intraocular lens with descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty in aphakic bullous keratopathy. Medical Journal Armed Forces, 74(2), 183-186. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-647137