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DSAEK or DMEK for failed penetrating keratoplasty: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.

Jie WuTengyun WuJianhang LiLiqiang WangYi-Fei Huang
Published in: International ophthalmology (2021)
Endothelial keratoplasty for treatment of failed penetrating keratoplasty led to improved vision and graft clarity in most recipients. Though graft survival rates and rejection rates were comparable between the two groups, the DMEK-PK group showed better visual outcomes with higher detachment rate.
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