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Description
DMEK surgery pioneered by Dr. Melles provides excellent visual outcomes. However, it has many challenges including orientation, centration, unrolling and applanation of the descemet-endothelial complex. A novel DMEK punch will be presented which cuts a graft with a tail. The tail is used to pull the graft into the eye, orient, centre and manipulate the graft. The tail is also helpful in re-injecting gas if the graft is detached postoperatively.
DMEK surgery pioneered by Dr. Melles provides excellent visual outcomes. However, it has many challenges including orientation, centration, unrolling and applanation of the descemet-endothelial complex. A novel DMEK punch will be presented which cuts a graft with a tail. The tail is used to pull the graft into the eye, orient, centre and manipulate the graft. The tail is also helpful in re-injecting gas if the graft is detached postoperatively.
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This film was submitted to the 37th Annual ASCRS Film Festival within the 2019 ASCRS ASOA Annual Meeting.