| Description |
1 online resource (15 minutes) |
| Summary |
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is a surgical procedure for removing the corneal stroma down to deep stroma, Pre-Descemet's layer, Descemet's membrane and endothelium. It is most useful for the treatment of corneal disease in the setting of a normally functioning endothelium. Traditionally, penetrating keratoplasty (PK), which involves a full-thickness corneal graft, has been the treatment of choice for corneal stromal diseases. But PK can be complicated by graft rejection, irregular astigmatism and corneal opacification, thus resulting in visual impairment. DALK offers an alternative procedure that may lessen those risks because the recipient Descemet's membrane and endothelium are preserved. At the same time, DALK carries the advantage of avoiding an open sky situation. This video opens with an overview of the procedure: when DALK is necessary and the types of surgical techniques that can be used. Big-bubble and manual dissection DALK are then explained in detail, and viewers are walked step-by-step through each procedure. The final segments of the video show viewers how to prepare the donor cornea and technique to suturing the donor graft to the eye |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed March 02, 2020) |
| Performer |
Presenter: Dr. Soosan Jacob |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Cornea -- Transplantation.
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Cornea -- Surgery.
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Geriatric ophthalmology.
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Corneal Transplantation
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Cornea -- Surgery.
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Cornea -- Transplantation.
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Geriatric ophthalmology.
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional films.
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Instructional films.
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Films de formation.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Jacob, Soosan, author, speaker
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Springer Nature (Firm), film distributor
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Springer (Firm), production company
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