Complications of Descemet's stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty / 中华实验眼科杂志

ABSTRACT

Endothelial keratoplasty(EK)has the advantage of minor surgical injury and fast visual recovery and herein has become the optimal surgical choice for endothelial disorders.It has unique complications closely related to surgical maneuver,skill of operation and proper intervention.The most common complication is graft dislocation,especially in eyes with defect lens-iris diaphragm.The damage of endothelium cells is another characteristic of this surgery.In severe cases,it may lead to primary graft failure.The rejection rate of this surgery is lower than that of penetrating keratoplasty.And its manifestation for rejection is different from other types of keratoplaty.So EK is a new type of surgery and it is necessary to acknowledge and understand its surgical features.