Ophthalmology Outcomes
Cornea Surgery
The Mass Eye and Ear Cornea Service is highly skilled at correcting a variety of corneal disorders that disrupt vision. When appropriate, our clinicians perform more advanced lamellar procedures instead of penetrating keratoplasties in order to limit scarring and improve graft results.
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Distribution of Corneal Surgery
1. Basak SK. Descemet stripping and endothelial keratoplasty in endothelial dysfunctions: three-month results in 75 eyes. Indian J Ophthalmol 2008 56(4): 291-296.
2. Koenig SB, Covert DJ. Early results of small-incision Descemet’s stripping and automated endothelial keratoplasty. Ophthalmology 2007; 114(2): 221-226.
3. Price MO, Giebel AW, Fairchild KM, et al. Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty: prospective multicenter study of visual and refractive outcomes and endothelial survival. Ophthalmology 2009; 116(12): 2361-2368.
Final Visual Acuity
1. Vail A, Gore SM, Bradley BA, et al. Corneal graft survival and visual outcome. A multicenter study. Corneal transplant follow-up study collaborators. Ophthalmology 1994; 101(1): 120-127.
