Different Course of Immune Reactions and Endothelial Cell Loss after Penetrating Low-Risk Keratoplasty and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy.
Laura Katharina JablonskiElena ZemovaLoay DaasCristian MunteanuBerthold SeitzPublished in: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde (2023)
The prognosis of DMEK in patients with FED seems to be more favourable after immune reactions than that of PKP, as not only were immune reactions less frequent, but they were also milder. However, endothelial cell density was significantly higher in the PKP group during the entire follow-up.
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