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Figure 1: a) Corneal edema in the entire cornea. b) Descemet’s membrane was stripped from the posterior stroma. c) The central 8 mm of the recipient Descemet’s membrane was stripped and removed. d) The posterior stroma of the donor cornea was cut off in half thickness. e) A security suture was placed on the edge of the posterior donor stroma. f) Posterior donor stromal tissue was implanted into the anterior chamber through the main corneal wound to form a secure barrier during the surgery.