@article{3110747,
    title = "A simple ex vivo model for teaching Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty",
    author = "Droutsas, K. and Petrak, M. and Melles, G.R.J. and Koutsandrea, C. and Georgalas, I. and Sekundo, W.",
    journal = "Acta Ophthalmologica",
    year = "2014",
    volume = "92",
    number = "5",
    pages = "e362-e365",
    publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
    issn = "1755-375X, 1755-3768",
    doi = "10.1111/aos.12371",
    keywords = "animal experiment;  animal tissue;  article;  Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty;  ex vivo study;  feasibility study;  lens capsule;  lens implant;  Netherlands;  nonhuman;  priority journal;  standardization;  surgical technique;  surgical training;  swine;  tissue graft;  animal;  animal model;  clinical competence;  Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty;  education;  human;  medical education;  ophthalmology;  procedures;  teaching, Animals;  Clinical Competence;  Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty;  Education, Medical, Graduate;  Humans;  Internship and Residency;  Models, Animal;  Ophthalmology;  Swine;  Teaching",
    abstract = "Purpose To describe a simple ex vivo porcine model for teaching Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods Twenty freshly enucleated porcine eyes were used to create a pseudo-graft from the porcine lens capsule and implant it into an intact porcine globe using the standardized 'no-touch' technique of the Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery (NIIOS). Results The DMEK pseudo-graft could be inserted, centred, unfolded and appositioned in all cases. Conclusions Practicing DMEK surgery under wetlab conditions was feasible by the described simple and low-cost model. This new tool may facilitate the adaptation of DMEK by cornea surgeons. © 2014 Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd."
}