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Preventing and Managing Postoperative Complications in DMEK Surgery

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At its crux, what makes DMEK surgery so wonderful for patients is also what makes it challenging for surgeons – the tissue. DMEK tissue provides rapid visual recovery, superb quality of vision, and reduced risk of rejection because it has no stroma. Yet, the absence of stroma is also what makes the tissue curl into a fragile scroll that is difficult for the DMEK surgeon to see and manipulate.

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  1. Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Christopher S. Sáles MD MPH;

  2. Lions VisionGift, 2201 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97214-5303, USA

    Zach M. Mayko MS

  3. Devers Eye Institute, 1040 NW 22nd Ave #200, Portland, OR, 97210, USA

    Mark A. Terry MD

  4. Devers Eye Institute, 1040 NW 22nd Ave #200, Portland, OR, 97210, USA

    Michael D. Straiko MD

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  1. Director and Chief, Dr. Agarwal's Refractive and Cornea Foundation, Dr. Agarwal's Group of Eye Hospitals, Chennai, India

    Soosan Jacob

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Sáles, C.S., Mayko, Z.M., Terry, M.A., Straiko, M.D. (2016). Preventing and Managing Postoperative Complications in DMEK Surgery. In: Jacob, S. (eds) Mastering Endothelial Keratoplasty . Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2821-9_7

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