title: Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty: histopathology of complications in initial cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report complications encountered after 2 initial cases of deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of clinical findings of 2 initial cases in which intraoperative and postoperative complications were encountered. Corneal buttons from the 2 cases were evaluated by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complications encountered were related to the graft-recipient interface and the lamellar dissection of the recipient and donor corneas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty is an evolving procedure that shows much promise. These 2 cases show that the procedure entails a separate skill set from penetrating keratoplasty and requires significant surgeon practice before being introduced into the individual's transplant practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapur
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugar
authors.forename: Deepak P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Edward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000473:pathology*; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010784:Photomicrography; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity