Four Cases of Split Cornea Transplantation from a Single Cornea.
10.3341/jkos.2016.57.6.988
- Author:
Hyo Won KIM
1
;
Ho Sik HWANG
;
Sung A LIM
;
Man Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. mskim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Corneal transplantation;
Deep anterior lamella keratoplasty (DALK);
Descemet membrane;
Partial thickness corneal transplantation;
Split cornea transplantation
- MeSH:
Cornea*;
Corneal Transplantation*;
Descemet Membrane;
Endothelium;
Humans;
Keratoconus;
Korea;
Tissue Donors;
Transplants
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2016;57(6):988-993
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report four cases of split cornea transplantation involving separate Descemet membrane keratoplasty and Deep anterior lamella keratoplasty from a single cornea. CASE SUMMARY: Four donor corneas were separated into the endothelium and other layers. The endothelial layers were transplanted into 4 pseudophakic bullous keratopathy patients, and the other layers were stored in corneal storage media. Deep anterior lamella keratoplasties were performed with the stored corneas in 2 lipid keratopathy and 2 keratoconus patients. Postoperatively, all grafted corneas were stable. CONCLUSIONS: The authors report the first 4 cases of split cornea transplantation in Korea, which is experiencing a shortage of donated corneas. Split cornea transplantation will be of benefit to a large number of patients by separating a single cornea into separate layers to be implanted into two patients.
