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Mashup Score: 0Succeeding with DALK - 9 hour(s) ago
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
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Here’s some guidance from Rajesh Fogla, MD, on when to perform manual DALK instead of the big bubble technique. For more tips on performing DALK successfully, check out this article from last month’s issue: https://t.co/ZYD2t7NcBC #AAO #AAO2024 #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist https://t.co/OFS8XqAdWE