THE NEW SOURCE OF DESCEMETOTRANSPLANT FOR APPLICATION OF DMEK

The modern keratotrtansplantology is characterized by annual increase of keratoplastic application. Besides, the issue of lacking of transplantation material is of major actuality for all countries and especially the Russian Federation. As a result, the rational application of donor tissue becomes an integral task of keratotranplantologist. The possibility of cutting out Descemet’s membrane with endothelium from end-to-end cornea disc of patient acquired during end-to-end keratoplastics to implement DMEK is demonstrated in vivo. The proposed source of transplant tissue is characterized by relative availability and higher density of endothelium cells. This kind of approach has no requirements in additional research studies, time and conservation of transplant tissue.

DMEK, DMEK, kerato^nus, cornea transplantation