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- Title
Diabetic, nondiabetic donor grafts yield similar failure rates after DSAEK, PK... [including commentary by David R. Hardten].
- Authors
Hasson, Matt; Hardten, David R.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study regarding the failure rates of corneal grafts from diabetic and non-diabetic donors after descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK) or corneal transplantation. Topics discussed include protein glycosylation caused by chronic hyperglycemia, oxidative stress from diabetes that can cause tissue damage, and the insights of doctor David R. Harden.
- Subjects
CORNEAL transplantation; DIABETES; ENDOTHELIUM; ORGAN donors
- Publication
Ocular Surgery News, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 9, p19
- ISSN
8750-3085
- Publication type
Article