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"""DSEK: What You Need to Know About Endothelial Keratoplasty"" is the first text to explore the rapid evolvement of endothelial keratoplasty (EK) procedures. Endothelial keratoplasty is part of a revolution in corneal transplant surgery in which surgeons perform disease specific tissue replacement, as opposed to full thickness replacement of the cornea for all conditions. Today, patients are demanding EK instead of standard transplant methods because the newer methods are safer while the visual recovery is quicker and more predictable.""DSEK"" provides a comprehensive background of EK, where it is today, and where it is headed in the future. Dr. Francis W. Price, who was the first to complete DSEK in the United States, along with Dr. Marianne Price have designed this text to offer a special emphasis on how to perform surgeries along with preventing and managing complications. In addition, a diverse group of contributing authors provides a wide array of insights and tips for better patient outcomes.This book includes current applications of DSEK and DSAEK; information on how to perform DMEK, the newest iteration of EK, including a step by step technique and post operative management; detailed discussion of air management for EK surgeries; and, new techniques of using glides in the Asian Eye."

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This is a concise, well written, and well illustrated book about the most exciting advance in corneal surgery in the past quarter century. The book is well designed and organized into five sections covering every practical and technical aspect of the surgery. This new technology has revolutionized the field of corneal surgery and this book is a timely addition to the field, authored by one of the important pioneers in the field. The authors' clearly meet their objectives with this addition to the ophthalmic literature. The book covers, in a very comprehensive way, each and every aspect of the surgical technique, pitfalls, and solutions for all the steps of the surgery. The chapters are concise, easy to read, and complemented by a rich collection of excellent illustrations. This is a timely addition to the library of corneal surgeons. It is well organized, concise and covers the subject in a practical fashion. -- Stephen E. Orlin, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Doo

Due to rapid advances in corneal microsurgery, such a book has been eagerly anticipated by corneal surgeons wanting to update their technical knowledge. Price and Price have gathered experienced colleagues to write this excellent textbook, making it an outstanding work of practical use. The book successfully fulfils its aims, giving a concise introduction and guidelines to the rapidly developing field of non-penetrating transplantation techniques. We are confident that this book will be useful for all ophthalmic surgeons either starting or already established in performing non-penetrating keratoplasty, as well as for general ophthalmologists interested in this topic. <br><br>-- Sven C. Beutelspacher, Nermin Serbecic, Adnan Khan, Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

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While providing today's most advanced information regarding endothelial keratoplasty, DSEK: What You Need to Know About Endothelial Keratoplasty is an essential resource for all corneal and anterior segment surgeons.

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