Trends in corneal graft surgery in the UK

Abstract

The total number of corneal graft operations performed in the UK has increased slowly over the past decade. The proportion of lamellar versus penetrating keratoplasty has increased, with LK performed at the highest rates in specialist centres distributed across the UK.

Age Distribution of Various Corneal Diseases in China by Histopathological Examination of 3112 Surgical Specimens

“…[1][2][3] In terms of the distribution of age with corneal disease, it is hard to find a large scale of investigations that focus on the study of the relevance of age to corneal disease, especially by histopathological analysis that can be used to identify infectious pathogens and establish differential diagnoses. [1][2][3][4] The report by Godeiro et al 5 described an epidemiology characteristic of corneal diseases from human corneal specimens in North America; however, the details of the age-related distribution of corneal disease was not included in the report. In addition, a histological analysis of these kinds of data in the Chinese population has not been published.…”

Venting incisions in DSAEK: implications for astigmatism, aberrations, visual acuity, and graft detachment

“…DSAEK offers several advantages over penetrating keratoplasty, including faster visual recovery and increased refractive predictability [7,8]. However, early graft detachment is a considerable challenge, accounting for an average of 14.5 % of early complications after DSAEK [9][10][11][12]. Various attempts to surmount this complication have been made, including sweeping across the host corneal surface to expel interface fluid, roughening of the host stroma, and use of air-fluid exchange systems [13][14][15][16].…”

Surgical strategies to improve visual outcomes in corneal transplantation

“…Until recently, penetrating keratoplasty has been the gold standard for rehabilitating patients who had lost their corneal transparency to infection, degeneration, or dystrophy. 1 Penetrating keratoplasty (PK), which involves wholeorgan transplantation, has inherent problems related to multiple sutures, high degrees of induced astigmatism, increased risk of endothelial rejection, and poor long-term graft survival. [2][3][4] All these factors limit early visual recovery and compromise long-term visual stability in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty.…”