A.V. ZOLOTOREVSKIY¹, D.D. DEMENTIEV², E.V. GAEVSKAYA^1,2, K.A. ZOLOTOREVSKIY¹, A.V. SHIPUNOVA²

¹Eye Bank «iLab», 5a Berezovaya Alleya Str., buildings 1-3, Moscow, Russian Federation, 127273

²International Centre for Ophthalmology, 3 Davidkovskaya Str., building 2, Moscow, Russian Federation, 121352

Zolotorevskiy A.V. ― D. Med. Sc., Professor, ophthalmologist, Director of Eye Bank «iLab», tel. (495) 287-75-42, e-mail: Zolotarevskiy@eye-bank.ru

Dementiev D.D. ― ophthalmologist, Medical Director of LLC «International Centre for Ophthalmology», «BlueEye» Clinic (Milan), tel. (495) 938-97-79, e-mail: admin@mocentro.com

Gaevskaya E.V. ― Chief Executive Officer of LLC «International Centre for Ophthalmology» and Eye Bank «iLab», tel. (495) 938-97-79, e-mail: admin@mocentro.com

Zolotorevskiy K.A. ― Cand. Med. Sc., ophthalmologist, tel. (495) 287-75-42, e-mail: Zolotarevskiy@eye-bank.ru

Shipunova A.V. ― Cand. Med. Sc., ophthalmologist, tel. +7-926-524-28-80, e-mail: shipunova84@mail.ru

The paper presents the comparative results of penetrating and posterior (endothelial) keratoplasty in patients with epithelial-endothelial dystrophy of retina, using the «Material for the corneal recovery» by «iLab» LLC. The obtained data show the advantages of endothelial keratoplasty as a less invasive technique, which results in shorter rehabilitation period, less risk of intra- and post-operative complications, and higher functional results. The use of pre-cut tissue technology in the eye bank for the posterior keratoplasty greatly facilitates the surgical process.

Key words: posterior lamellar endothelial keratoplasty, bullous keratopathy, eye bank, material for the corneal recovery, descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty.

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