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Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty  

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Definition

  • A surgical procedure or KERATOPLASTY involving selective stripping and replacement of diseased host DESCEMET MEMBRANE and CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM with a suitable and healthy donor posterior lamella. The advantage to this procedure is that the normal corneal surface of the recipient is retained, thereby avoiding corneal surface incisions and sutures.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G57T81MC-Q

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