Clinical outcome of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with imported donor corneas in eyes of Asian patients; endothelium-in versus endothelium-out method.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated whether (1) imported pre-cut tissue is feasible for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes of Asian patients, (2) the clinical outcome is comparable between the endothelium-in and endothelium-out methods, and (3) the corneal edema-induced anterior curvature changes may have an effect on the refractive error.

Methods

The medical records of 32 DMEK patients who underwent either the endothelium-out or endothelium-in method using imported pre-cut grafts with a 3-day pre-cut-to-use time were retrospectively analyzed. Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (37.5%) and bullous keratopathy (62.5%) cases were included. The main clinical outcome measures were graft survival, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), endothelial cell density (ECD), corneal

SUBMITTER: Jung YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9246236 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature