Tibor Lohmann, Sabine Baumgarten, David Kürten, Julia Prinz, Niklas Plange, Peter Walter, Matthias Fuest
PURPOSE: To determine if early central corneal thickness (CCT) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) changes indicate graft detachment after uncomplicated Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS: In this analysis of our prospectively collected ADDA registry data ( https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00027180 ), 45 pseudophakic eyes underwent DMEK surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), the presence of stromal ripples on the posterior corneal surface, and BCVA measurements were assessed prior to, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months after surgery...
March 26, 2024: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology