Histology of corneal wound healing after deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty

Case report

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Authors: Chaoran Zhang, Jianjiang Xu, Rongjia Chen

Published Date March 2008 Volume 2008:2(1) Pages 217 - 221

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S2290

Chaoran Zhang¹, Jianjiang Xu¹, Rongjia Chen²

¹Ophthalmology Department, ²Pathology Department, Eye and Ear Nose Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Abstract: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) has become an alternative procedure for bullous keratopathy. Herein, the histopathological characteristics of corneal wound healing after DLEK were reported. A 71-year-old man suffering from left psuedophakia bullous keratopathy received small incision DLEK. Twenty months later, another penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed because of the graft failure. The histopathology of the corneal button removed during PK demonstrated the regularity of stromal fiber alignment at the graft interface. Fibrotic repair was limited to the peripheral margins.

Keywords: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty, DLEK, bullous keratopathy, penetrating keratoplasty