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Modified Method for Nanothin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty.
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Cornea [Cornea] 2024 Dec 01; Vol. 43 (12), pp. 1522-1527. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe a method to achieve a high success rate for nanothin (NT, ≤50 μm) Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) graft preparation using anterior chamber pressurizer (ACP) with a modified setting and evaluate its postoperative efficacy.<br />Methods: A prospective cohort (study group) of 24 patients with corneal endothelial dysfunction was consecutively enrolled and received DSAEK grafts using the modified ACP method from December 2021 to May 2022. The control group included 24 historical patients who received DSAEK grafts using conventional ACP procedure. Central graft thickness (CGT), graft regularity (3-mm and 5-mm diameter zones), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, and endothelial cell density (ECD) were compared between 2 groups.<br />Results: A 100% ultrathin (UT, ≤100 μm) DSAEK rate and 62.5% NT-DSAEK rate was achieved at 3 months postsurgery in the study group, with a 51.3 ± 14.8 μm CGT, while a 70.8% UT-DSAEK rate and 4.2% NT-DSAEK rate was achieved in the control group, with an 89.0 ± 15.4 μm CGT ( P <0.001). At 3-month postoperative follow-up, the regularity of graft thickness was significantly better in the study group (central-to-peripheral thickness difference: P = 0.044 and 0.014 for 3-mm and 5-mm diameter zones, respectively, graft thickness uniformity: P <0.001 and 0.012, respectively). There was no statistical difference in the best spectacle-corrected visual acuity ( P = 0.170) or ECD ( P = 0.833) between 2 groups at 3-month postoperative follow-up.<br />Conclusions: DSAEK grafts harvested using modified ACP method were thinner and more regular compared with the conventional ACP method.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Prospective Studies
Female
Male
Aged
Cell Count
Middle Aged
Graft Survival physiology
Follow-Up Studies
Corneal Diseases surgery
Corneal Diseases physiopathology
Aged, 80 and over
Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy surgery
Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy physiopathology
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty methods
Visual Acuity physiology
Endothelium, Corneal transplantation
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-4798
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cornea
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38381043
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000003507