DMEK and Tech: Improving outcomes with techniques and technology
My Session Status
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the latest techniques in endothelial keratoplasty
- Describe the latest eye bank advances used in the preparation of corneal donor tissue
CANMEDS ROLES: Medical Expert, Scholar
Sub Sessions
Authors: Etienne Vachon-Joannette, Patricia Ann Laughrea, Marie Eve Légaré, Patrick Carrier, Jeanne d'Arc Uwamaliya, Mathieu Thériault, Stéphanie ProulxAuthor Disclosure Block: E. Vachon-Joannette: None. P. Laughrea: Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Sanofi-Genzyme. Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Description of relationship(s); Speaker. M. Légaré: None. P. Carrier:
Authors: Michael Marchand, Mona H. Dagher, Marie-Claude RobertAuthor Disclosure Block: M. Marchand: None. M. H. Dagher: None. M. Robert: None.Abstract Body: Purpose: Posterior lamellar keratoplasty has become the standard of care for endothelial pathologies, such as Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK), leadi...
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Authors:Yelin Yang, Fargol Mostofian, Javiera Compan, Kashif BaigAuthor Disclosure Block: Y. Yang: None. F. Mostofian: None. J. Compan: None. K. Baig: None.Abstract Body:Purpose: Hemi-Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (hemi-DMEK) has been described as a technique to increase the availability of donor cornea by splitting do...
RON JANS CLINICAL CORNEA RESEARCH AWARD WINNERAuthors: Maria Elena Montpetit Gonzalez, Johanna Choremis, Michèle Mabon, Tanguy Boutin, Leila Mejdoub, Isabelle Brunette, Julia TalajicAuthor Disclosure Block: M. Montpetit Gonzalez: None. J. Choremis: Consultant; Shire, Santen, Allergan, Bausch and Lomb, Labtician-thea. Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus; Shire, S...
