Keratoplasty for corneal endothelial disease, 2001-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the rates of keratoplasty for corneal endothelial disease (CED) from 2001 to 2009 in a large managed care network in the United States, factors that affect which patients undergo this procedure and surgical outcomes.

Design

A retrospective review of data from a longitudinal cohort study.

Participants

Beneficiaries with CED aged ≥ 40 years who were receiving eye care during 2001 to 2009.

Methods

Rates of keratoplasty for CED were determined at 6-month intervals from January 2001 to December 2009. The mean number of postoperative visits and rates of severe adverse events in the year after keratoplasty surgery were monitored over the course of the decade. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were performed to identify sociodemogra

SUBMITTER: Shtein RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3389206 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature