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Descemet s stripping endothelial keratoplasty dsek replaces diseased tissue with a thin donor graft of posterior corneal stroma descemet s membrane and endothelium. We talk to an expert in the field and speak to a patient who s hoping. Different Cornea Transplants At Isr Natural Eyes Corneal Transplant Transplant This procedure corrects corneal endothelium failure but is not able to correct corneal scarring thinning or surface irregularity. Dsaek surgery . Instead of the entire cornea being removed and replaced only the damaged layer of tissue is replaced making dsaek a much less invasive option than the traditional method of total corneal transplantation. Dsek is intended to transplant a healthy endothelial cell layer that will pump the fluid out of the cornea. Although still an experimental surgery dsaek corneal transplants seem to be catching on. In dsaek use of an automated microkeratome facilitates donor preparation and reproducible results. It s expected to restore c...