Medium-Term Clinical Outcomes of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty versus Penetrating Keratoplasty for Macular Corneal Dystrophy.

Ahmad AlArajAhmad AlAmeerSamar A Al-Swailem

Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)

DALK is a viable option for MCD without Descemet membrane involvement. DALK had comparable medium-term visual and survival outcomes to PKP. DALK has the advantage of lower open sky intraoperative complications and lower graft rejection episodes.

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optical coherence tomography
preterm infants
gestational age
cataract surgery
diabetic retinopathy
early onset
risk factors
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wound healing