Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Jul;33(7):1149-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.03.043.

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome: suture-drag technique

Jay C Bradley  1 , David L McCartney
Affiliations

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome: suture-drag technique

Jay C Bradley et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty avoids a full-thickness corneal procedure and provides rapid visual rehabilitation. Success depends on positioning the graft successfully while minimizing intraoperative donor endothelial trauma. Previously described techniques for graft insertion may be problematic in patients with intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome, anatomically shallow or unstable anterior chambers, or increased intraoperative posterior vitreous pressure. We describe an alternative called the suture-drag technique that may facilitate lamellar endothelial graft insertion in these special circumstances.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

  • Pull-through technique for graft insertion in DSAEK.
    Aralikatti A, Dean S, Busin M, Shah S. Aralikatti A, et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Mar;34(3):341; author reply 341-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.038. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008. PMID: 18299041 No abstract available.