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14.3 DSAEK with specks at the interface
One of the complications associated with a reduced visual outcome in DSAEK surgery is haze at
the interface between the donor cornea and the recipient cornea. The capacity of the densitometry
screen to depict any desired layer makes it possible to examine the lamellar interface in greater
detail. When the visual outcome in the case of this 80-year-old lady was slightly less than
expected, there were found to be specks or deposits of inflammatory material at the interface. The
densitometry technique allowed for objective measurements of this layer
(Figure 128)
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Figure 128: Corneal Optical Densitometry display showing specks and precipitates at
the lamellar interface post DSAEK
14 Corneal Optical Densitometry display
