TY - JOUR
TI - A simple ex vivo model for teaching Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
AU - Droutsas, K.
AU - Petrak, M.
AU - Melles, G.R.J.
AU - Koutsandrea, C.
AU - Georgalas, I.
AU - Sekundo, W.
JO - Acta Ophthalmologica
PY - 2014
VL - 92
TODO - 5
SP - e362-e365
PB - Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
SN - 1755-375X, 1755-3768
TODO - 10.1111/aos.12371
TODO - 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
TODO - 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.
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