Compared with a traditional full thickness transplant, endothelial keratoplasty provides the following advantages: The most common type of EK procedure is known as DSEK. In this …

In Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), the patient’s Descemet membrane is peeled off, using specially designed strippers [4] and replaced with a partial thickness graft: a …

The absence of significant postk-eratoplasty astigmatism, fewer corneal surface issues, and no corneal suture issues with DSEK, compared with PK, all contribute to early emergence of data …

Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) is a procedure that involves replacing only the innermost layer of the cornea, rather than the entire thickness of the cornea, as is …

With a DSEK procedure, only the abnormal inner lining of the cornea is removed. A thin, circular disc is then removed from the inner lining of a donor cornea. This is folded and placed inside …

What is DSEK? DSEK is a specialized type of eye surgery that replaces only the damaged inner cell layer of the cornea with healthy donor tissue, leaving the outer layers untouched. This …

In the DSEK procedure, only the thin layer of donor corneal tissue containing the endothelial cells is transplanted.

Dec 8, 2025 · DSEK is a type of surgery that repairs corneal endothelial failure by replacing only the failing endothelial layer with a donor transplant. It is also used in the management of …

DSEK is a relatively new form of corneal transplant surgery that was developed in the late 1990’s and became a common tool of fellowship-trained corneal specialists beginning in 2005.

DSEK involves removing the damaged endothelial cells and Descemet’s membrane and replacing it with partial thickness graft including donor endothelium and Descemet’s membrane. This …