How to Avoid an Upside-Down Orientation of the Graft during Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty?
Joanna Wasielica-PoslednikAlexander Karl-Georg SchusterLilian RauchJessica GlanerAytan MusayevaJana C RiedlNorbert PfeifferAdrian GerickePublished in: Journal of ophthalmology (2019)
To rely on the natural rolling tendency of the graft alone does not assure its correct positioning in all cases. Creation of the mark with 4 dots punctuated on the air-lifted stromal side of the DEC is a simple and endothelial cell saving marking method to ensure correct orientation of the graft during DMEK.