Corneal hydration 18 control 18
Corneal hysteresis 3 Corneal innervation 18,79
Corneal metabolism and nutrition 17 Corneal physiology 14
active Cltransport 15 active Na+ transport 15
control of corneal hydration 18 corneal avascularity 18 corneal endothelium 14,16 corneal epithelium 15
corneal innervation 18
corneal metabolism and nutrition 17 corneal stroma 15
corneal thickness and hysteresis 14 electrophysiology 15
endothelial barrier 17 ion transport 15 pump functions 17 refractive function 14
Corneal slits 304 Corneal stroma 15 physiology 15
Corneal thickness and hysteresis 14 Corneal transparency 243 Crystalline lens 41
D
Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) 381
Descemet’s membrane 26,78,383 Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
(DSAEK) 227, 311 postoperative complications 316
disk detachment 316 epithelial ingrowth 317 failed graft 317
graft rejection 317 infection 325 interface blood 317 macro-folds 317
recipient peripheral scraping technique 227
Descemet’s stripping with endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) 382
Diabetes 32
Diameter (donor and recipient) 138 Digital 3D microscope system 86
archival system 90 benefits 89 computer-aided surgery 91 depth of focus 89 diagnostics 91
digital microsurgical workstation 86 display system 88
ergonomics 89 form factor 90
image acquisition 88
image enhancement tools 90 image framing 90
intelligent microscopy 90 low light levels 89 metrology 90 registration 90
working distance 90
Digital microsurgical workstation 86 Disease states 27
congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED) 27
diabetes 32
endothelial dystrophies 27 Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy 29 iridocorneal endothelial (ICE)
syndrome 28 mesenchymal dysgenesis 31
posterior polymorphous dystrophy (PPMD) 27
toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) 32
Disk detachment 316 Display system 88 Disposable ACC 127 DLEK surgery 172
indications 172 rationale 172
DLEK surgery in a large prospective study 180
astigmatism after DLEK 181 clinical results 180
donor endothelial survival after DLEK 181
large prospective study 180 visual results after DLEK 180
DLEK surgical procedure 159 donor tissue preparation 163 recipient surgery 159
transplantation of the donor tissue 165 DLEK/PLK visual recovery 363
DMEK
step-by-step surgery 400 Donor cornea 134
Donor corneal disk insertion 286 Donor corneal preparation 176,285 Donor corneal stroma 352
Donor corneal surgery 352 Donor corneal thickness 138 Donor corneal tissue 220 Donor disk 254
Donor disk adherence to recipient cornea 304
corneal slits 304 surgical technique 304
Donor disk transplantation 353
Donor endothelial survival after DLEK 181 Donor medical review 219
Donor tissue preparation 163, 192, 231, 382
DSEK procedure 231
using pre-cut tissue 177,231 without a microkeratome 178,231
Donor-recipient interface 312 fluid 312
Dropped disk 315 vitreous cavity 315
DSAEK instruments 118 DSAEK visual recovery 363
E
Early postoperative complications 396 EK techniques and manifest cylinder
outcomes 246 evolution 246
Electrophysiology 15 corneal epithelium 15 ion transport 15
Eligibility determination 219 Embryology and development 24 Endothelial barrier 17 Endothelial cell density 243
Endothelial cell harvesting technique 390 advantages 395
case example 396 complications 395 developing 390 disadvantages 395
early postoperative complications 396 histological analysis 390 instrumentation 390
late complications 396 practicing harvesting 390 TEnCell transplantation 392 viability 390
vital staining 390
Endothelial cell layer transplantation 383 endothelial cells 384
harvesting of the Descemet’s membrane 384
Endothelial changes 19 Endothelial dystrophies 27 Endothelium 78 Epithelial edema 19 Epithelial ingrowth 317 Epithelium 76 Ergonomics 89
Eye banking 219 call 219 consent 219 contact 219
donor medical review 219 eligibility determination 219 evaluation 219
physicial inspection 219
process from donor to recipient 219 recovery 219
release of tissue 219 storgae 219 transport 219