Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks

The scope of eye banking activities has been expanding with the advances and techniques of keratoplasty. With the popularity of descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the recent decade, there is a need to adopt the preparation of DMEK tissues in the eye banks. This necessitated surgica...

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Main Authors: Shalini Singh, Priyanka Pantola, Sunita Chaurasia, Sujata Das, Somasheila Murthy
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_243_24
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description The scope of eye banking activities has been expanding with the advances and techniques of keratoplasty. With the popularity of descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the recent decade, there is a need to adopt the preparation of DMEK tissues in the eye banks. This necessitated surgical training of the eye bank technicians, development of infrastructure in the eye bank, innovative methods of graft preparation, and delivery for the surgery at distant surgery centers. Eye banks across various countries have devised and adopted different methods of providing DMEK grafts based on the demands and preferences of corneal surgeons. This review focuses on the strategies of DMEK graft preparation and its distribution at the eye banks.
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spelling doaj-art-2828f65e1efe441c9117c2421c7d9d752025-01-07T06:27:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892025-01-01731192710.4103/IJO.IJO_243_24Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banksShalini SinghPriyanka PantolaSunita ChaurasiaSujata DasSomasheila MurthyThe scope of eye banking activities has been expanding with the advances and techniques of keratoplasty. With the popularity of descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the recent decade, there is a need to adopt the preparation of DMEK tissues in the eye banks. This necessitated surgical training of the eye bank technicians, development of infrastructure in the eye bank, innovative methods of graft preparation, and delivery for the surgery at distant surgery centers. Eye banks across various countries have devised and adopted different methods of providing DMEK grafts based on the demands and preferences of corneal surgeons. This review focuses on the strategies of DMEK graft preparation and its distribution at the eye banks.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_243_24dmek scrollendotheliumeye bankstaining
spellingShingle Shalini Singh
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Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
dmek scroll
endothelium
eye bank
staining
title Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks
title_full Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks
title_fullStr Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks
title_full_unstemmed Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks
title_short Review of current methods of preparation and distribution of DMEK graft at the eye banks
title_sort review of current methods of preparation and distribution of dmek graft at the eye banks
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endothelium
eye bank
staining
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