Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using Dr. Anwar's big bubble technique was performed for a patient with granular dystrophy. Intraoperatively, a perforation of the Descemet's membrane (DM) was noted inferonasally. Though the surgery was completed, the donor graft appeared to have an intact endothelium, which …
Aim: To analyse complications in patients managed with deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for diseases of anterior corneal stroma. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective analysis of all the patients who underwent DALK in a tertiary care center in South India from 2010 to 2021. A total of 484 eyes in 37 …
Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze the techniques and outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) done in eyes with healed hydrops. Methods: Thirty-one eyes with paracentral scars following acute hydrops underwent DALK and were included in the study. Manual layer-by-layer dissection with stromal air in …