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Clinical outcomes after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty using donor corneas from children younger than 3 years.

Rong-Mei PengYu-Xin GuoYuan QiuJing HongGe-Ge XiaoHong-Qiang Qu
Published in: Clinical & experimental ophthalmology (2018)
DSEK with paediatric donor corneas can achieve good clinical outcomes. The corneal lenticules from 1- to 3-year- old donors are suitable for DSEK while those from donors <1-year-old are less suitable due to the possibility of severe postoperative graft contraction.
Keyphrases
  • kidney transplantation
  • young adults
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • patients undergoing
  • endothelial cells
  • early onset