DMEK outcome after one year - Results from a large multicenter study in Germany.

Kristina SpaniolMartin HellmichKlara BorgardtsChristian GirbardtPhilip C MaierThomas ReinhardNecip TorunAnna-Karina B MaierSebastian ThalerKarl U Bartz-SchmidtPeter WiedemannBerthold SeitzLoay DaasSilvia SchrittenlocherClaus CursiefenBjörn BachmannGerd Geerling

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2022)

Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty increases visual acuity with low transplant failure- and rejection-rates. FECD has a better outcome than BK. Since a quarter of all patients need a rebubbling, this should be included in the informed consent. Remarkably, one rebubbling has no influence on the outcome.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
endothelial cells