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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2019

Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK): an update on safety, efficacy and patient selection.

Bruno Lovaglio Cançado Trindade, Glauber Coutinho Eliazar

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Emerging treatments for corneal endothelium decompensation - a systematic review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024
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  6. Risk factors for intraocular pressure elevation following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty in Asian patients.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023
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  12. Secondary DMEK following failed primary DMEK.International ophthalmology · 2021
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  19. Advancements in keratoplasty: Exploring newer techniques and imaging modalities for enhanced surgical outcomes.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Bruno Lovaglio Cançado TrindadeCançado Trindade Eye Institute , Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Glauber Coutinho EliazarCornea Department, Medical Sciences University Hospital Eye Institute, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is gaining popularity worldwide as a procedure to address corneal endothelial dysfunctions. Its perfect anatomical result improves outcomes and expedites visual recovery. This review addresses important aspects of safety, efficacy and patient selection.

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complicationsdescemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)indicationpatient selectionsafety

Identifiers

PMID31496646
PMCPMC6701611

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