ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Comparative Analysis of Corneal Parameters in Swept-Source Imaging between DMEK and UT-DSAEK Eyes.
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- Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty compared with ultrathin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: a meta-analysis.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2023Pooled it
- Ultrathin-Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial KeratoplastyIn vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
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- Current Landscape and Future Prospects of Corneal Regenerative Medicine.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Triple Procedure Long-Term Outcomes: Comparative Analysis of Penetrating Keratoplasty vs. DSAEK Combined with Cataract Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Corneal Morphological and Optical Parameters in Predicting DSAEK Surgery Outcome.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Scheimpflug Corneal Densitometry Patterns at the Graft-Host Interface in DMEK and DSAEK: A 12-Month Longitudinal Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) Reduces the Corneal Epithelial Thickness in Fuchs' Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe need to provide a comparative analysis of corneal parameter changes compared to their preoperative values between Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and ultrathin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) patients.
methodsThe study included 24 eyes after UT-DSAEK and 24 eyes after DMEK. Visual acuity, endothelial cell count (ECC), central corneal thickness (CCT), mean keratometry (MK), mean astigmatism (MA), astigmatism asymmetry (AA) and higher-order aberrations (HOAs) were assessed at baseline and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the surgery.
resultsFrom the 3rd month post operation, ECC was higher in the DMEK eyes than in the UT-DSAEK eyes (
conclusionsUT-DSAEK seemed to be an easier and safer technique than DMEK while maintaining similar outcomes regarding irregular astigmatism and total keratometry values.
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