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EKP surgery speeds visual recovery
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RAVENNA, Italy — A new technique of transplantation of the corneal endothelium preserves the recipient anterior cornea, significantly reducing the time to achieve useful vision. The procedure, named endokeratoplasty (EKP), was presented by its co-author, Massimo Busin, MD, at the meeting of the Italian Society for Corneal Transplantation here. Prof. Busin’s co-author is Robert C. Arffa, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
“EKP is based on the fact that, although the functional integrity of the endothelium is necessary to maintain corneal transparency, the refractive characteristics of the cornea are determined by its anterior surface. Traditional penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), replacing the central corneal in its entire thickness, restores endothelial functions but at the same time strongly affects the refractive features of the corneal surface,” Prof. Busin said.
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