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Rotational alignment of corneal endothelial grafts and risk of graft detachment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: a double-masked pseudo-randomized study.

Marianne FritzViviane GrewingMarkus GruberHelena WagnerDaniel Bernhard ZanderThabo LappStefan Johann LangSonja Heinzelmann-MinkPhilip C MaierThomas ReinhardKatrin Wacker
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)
Rotational alignment was not strongly associated with the risk of incomplete graft attachment, although modestly elevated risks cannot be ruled out. Efforts are needed to reduce the need for rebubbling after DMEK and to identify modifiable risk factors for graft detachment.
Keyphrases
  • endothelial cells
  • wound healing