Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in the Fellow Eye for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy: A Retrospective Study
Joint Authors
Bhandari, Vipul
Reddy, Jagdeesh K.
Relekar, Kirti
Prabhu, Vijayalakshmi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
To evaluate visual outcome and endothelial cell density (ECD) after Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) in comparison with Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) in the fellow eye for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED).
Design.
Single-centre, retrospective case series.
Methods.
30 eyes of 30 patients undergoing DMEK, who completed a 1-year follow-up, were compared with 30 fellow eyes which underwent DSAEK for bilateral FED.
Main outcome measures studied included Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) and ECD during a 1-year follow-up period.
Results.
BCVA improved from 0.78 ± 0.35 logMAR, and 0.73 ± 0.31 logMAR before surgery to 0.22 ± 0.1 logMAR and 0.35 ± 0.12 logMAR 6 months after DMEK and DSEK, respectively ( P < 0.001 ).
At one year after surgery, the BCVA was maintained at 0.21 ± 0.12 logMAR and 0.34 ± 0.1 logMAR, respectively, after DMEK and DSAEK.
A statistically better visual outcome was observed after DMEK compared to DSAEK ( P < 0.05 ) in fellow eyes.
Conclusions.
DMEK provided better visual rehabilitation when compared to DSAEK.
Nevertheless, there were no significant differences with regard to the ECD within a 1-year follow-up.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhandari, Vipul& Reddy, Jagdeesh K.& Relekar, Kirti& Prabhu, Vijayalakshmi. 2015. Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in the Fellow Eye for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy: A Retrospective Study. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056617
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhandari, Vipul…[et al.]. Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in the Fellow Eye for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy: A Retrospective Study. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056617
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhandari, Vipul& Reddy, Jagdeesh K.& Relekar, Kirti& Prabhu, Vijayalakshmi. Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in the Fellow Eye for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy: A Retrospective Study. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056617
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1056617