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2. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty - Wikipedia

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   Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is a method of corneal transplantation that involves the removal of a thin sheet of tissue from the posterior (innermost) side of a person's cornea to replace it with the two posterior (innermost) layers of corneal tissue from a donor's eyeball.

3. Corneal transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting, is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft). When the entire cornea is replaced it is known as penetrating keratoplasty and when only part of the cornea is replaced it is known as lamellar keratoplasty.

4. Pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty - Wikipedia

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   In the last one and half year, many patients have been benefitted by PDEK surgery.1,6,7 Early visual recovery and less post operative inflammation is the main advantage. Young donor eyes seemed to have made a huge difference in the visual quality and functional outcome.

5. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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   A November 2020 study by the West Health Policy Center stated that more than 1.1 million senior citizens in the U.S. Medicare program are expected to die prematurely over the next decade because they will be unable to afford their prescription medications, requiring an additional $17.7 billion to be spent annually on avoidable medical costs due ...

6. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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   to focus light into the cavity under inspection; mirror is concave and is used with a Chiron lamp to produce a parallel beam of light; doctor views through the hole (average diameter of mirror is 3 & 1/2" & that of hole is 1/4") Head mounted lights with head band: to focus light into the cavity under inspection Chiron lamp: source of light Katz ...

7. Geriatrics - Wikipedia

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   Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause, accounting for 40-80% of cases (Mirzapure et al., 2022; Chulakadabba et al., 2020). Geriatric patients with dementia often have comorbidities and other geriatric syndromes, requiring holistic and integrated care (Chulakadabba et al., 2020; Nguyen et al., 2023).