We read with interest the article by Palioura and Colby1 regarding outcomes of Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty using grafts that had been prepared and preloaded into an EndoGlide Ultrathin inserter (Angiotech, Reading, PA) by an eye bank. The authors report intraoperative and postoperative complications, endothelial cell densities, bestcorrected vision, and central corneal thickness after 1 year of follow-up. They present 2 intraoperative complications; in one case, the graft was folded incorrectly, and in the other, the graft was found to be wrinkled within the Endo- Glide Ultrathin inserter. The purpose of our letter is to highlight the advantages of using the iGlide (Eurobio, France) for preloaded Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) grafts and provide suggestions to avoid these reported complications.
Avoiding complications associated with preloaded ultrathin descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
Ferrari S.;Ponzin D.;
2017
Abstract
We read with interest the article by Palioura and Colby1 regarding outcomes of Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty using grafts that had been prepared and preloaded into an EndoGlide Ultrathin inserter (Angiotech, Reading, PA) by an eye bank. The authors report intraoperative and postoperative complications, endothelial cell densities, bestcorrected vision, and central corneal thickness after 1 year of follow-up. They present 2 intraoperative complications; in one case, the graft was folded incorrectly, and in the other, the graft was found to be wrinkled within the Endo- Glide Ultrathin inserter. The purpose of our letter is to highlight the advantages of using the iGlide (Eurobio, France) for preloaded Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) grafts and provide suggestions to avoid these reported complications.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
