Succeeding with DALK
By Christine Yue Leonard, Senior Associate Editor A ccording to the 2023 U.S. Eye Banking Statistical Report, the domestic use of DALK tissue has been declining. 1 While penetrating keratoplasty, DSAEK and DMEK employ the lion’s share of corneal tissue — 28.9 percent, 32.4 percent and 34.2 percent, respectively — anter ior lamellar keratoplasty represents just 1.2 percent of intermediate-term corneas. 1 Experts say there are a number of reasons for this, from the procedure’s technical difficulty and