Τίτλος:
A simple ex vivo model for teaching Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
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.
Συγγραφείς:
Droutsas, K.
Petrak, M.
Melles, G.R.J.
Koutsandrea, C.
Georgalas, I.
Sekundo, W.
Περιοδικό:
Acta Ophthalmologica
Εκδότης:
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
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
