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History of Endothelial Keratoplasty

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Lamellar keratoplasty allows for selective transplantation of diseased layers of the cornea while preserving the host tissue that is otherwise healthy. Specifically, partial corneal transplantation of the posterior cornea has gained much attention and developed significantly over the past two decades. The advent of new techniques has allowed for incredibly successful surgery with proven and reproducible results that has been responsible for the exciting development and popular adoption of these more recent procedures. The major milestones are enumerated in Table 2.1.

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Said, B., Afshari, N. (2016). History of Endothelial Keratoplasty. In: Jacob, S. (eds) Mastering Endothelial Keratoplasty. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2818-9_2

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