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Slit lamp photograph of cornea taken preoperatively and postoperatively. (A) A photograph of the cornea 1 day before the operation. The stroma of the corneal graft melted down with preservation of only the Descemet's membrane and endothelium. (B) Six months after the operation, an intact corneal graft with mild interface opacity is shown.
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Two days after changing medications, the patient visited the clinic and showed improved vision, but microscopic examination revealed only a very thin layer of stroma and Descemet's membrane, with the endothelium remaining (Fig. 1A). However, the graft survived without complications (Fig. 1B).
Serial sections of cornea using RTvue optical coherence tomography. (A) Day 10, (B) 1 month, and (C) 6 months after lamellar graft. Each corneal section reveals double layers of endothelium, indicated by arrowheads.
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Serially anterior segmented OCT images revealed well attached double layers of Descemet's membrane and endothelium between the graft and the host (Fig. 2).