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This is known as penetrating keratoplasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current trend is to perform partial transplants, involving only certain layers of the cornea depending on the location of the pathology. Thus, anterior lamellar keratoplasties (DALK) and posterior lamellar keratoplasties (DSEK, DSAEK, DMEK) are distinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Institut de la M\u00e0cula we perform the most appropriate corneal transplant depending on the location of the corneal pathology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postoperative care following a corneal transplant is much more complex than after cataract surgery. 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