Corneal Transplants

Match the Corneal transplant procedure with its correct definition

  1.  
    Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP),
  2.  
    Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK),
  3.  
    Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelium Keratoplasty (DSAEK)
  4.  
    Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK),
  5.  
    Descemet's Membrane Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMAEK)
  6.  
    Keratoprosthesis (Kpro
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Corneal Transplants (Answer Key)

Match the Corneal transplant procedure with its correct definition

  1.  
    Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP),
    replaces entire cornea
  2.  
    Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK),
    replaces stroma while preserving Descemet's and endothelium
  3.  
    Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelium Keratoplasty (DSAEK)
    partial thickness transplant including the posterior stroma, Descemet's and endothelium
  4.  
    Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK),
    partial thickness transplant including Descemet's and endothelium
  5.  
    Descemet's Membrane Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMAEK)
    Hybrid of two types of procedures (DMEK and DSAEK)
  6.  
    Keratoprosthesis (Kpro
    replaces cornea (includes all layers)

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