Corneal Transplantation

Author:   Jesper Hjortdal
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 November 2015
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Corneal Transplantation


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Author:   Jesper Hjortdal
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   6.459kg
ISBN:  

9783319240503


ISBN 10:   3319240501
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

History of corneal transplantation.- Anatomy & physiology – considerations in relation to transplantation.- Indications for keratoplasty, patient selection.- Corneal banking.- Penetrating keratoplasty.- Deep lamellar keratoplasty.- Superficial anterior keratoplasty.- Femtosecond laser aided PK and DALK.- Suture techniques.- Immunosuppression.- Tissue typing.- Recurrence of disease.- Complications.- Retransplantation.- DSAEK.- DMEK.- Endothelial cells.- Limbal stem cells.- Handling post-OP astigmatism (AK, PIOL, cataract, laser).- Cataract surgery and transplantation (IOL calculation).- Corneal transplant registers. ​

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Jesper Østergaard Hjortdal, MD, Dr Med Sci, PhD, is Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Consultant and Clinical Director of Corneal and Refractive Surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology, Aarhus University Hospital. Since 2008 he has also been Medical Director of the Danish Cornea Bank. Dr. Hjortdal became an accredited Specialist in Ophthalmology in 1998 and joined Aarhus University Hospital in 2001, having previously been Honorary Fellow in Cornea and External Diseases at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. Between 2003 and 2009, Dr. Hjortdal was Manager and Chairman of Specialist Education in Ophthalmology in Denmark. He became President of the Danish Ophthalmological Society in 2010 and President of the European Eye Bank Association in 2013. He is co-editor of Acta Ophthalmologica and also an editorial board member of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. His research interests are ocular surface restoration, corneal modelling by photochemical treatment, intrastromal femtosecond laser ablation, corneal banking, and corneal transplantation, and he has published extensively on these subjects. 

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