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ReviewTurkish journal of ophthalmology2021

Evolving Techniques and Indications of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty.

Özlem Evren Kemer, Emine Esra Karaca, Silke Oellerich, Gerrit Melles

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Review in Turkish journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Advances in corneal transplantation.Eye (London, England) · 2025
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  16. 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

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Özlem Evren KemerUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9480-8470
Emine Esra KaracaUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-7124-4174
Silke OellerichNetherlands Institute For Innovative Ocular Surgery (NIIOS), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5703-5971
Gerrit MellesNetherlands Institute For Innovative Ocular Surgery (NIIOS), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5067-3834
Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endothelial keratoplasty has replaced traditional penetrating keratoplasty for the treatment of corneal endothelial dysfunction. It offers faster, more predictable, stable visual recovery and low rejection rates while the surgery itself is less invasive. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is currently the gold standard for the treatment of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy, bullous keratopathy, and corneal edema after cataract surgery. Its favorable long-term outcomes are increasingly reported by large study groups. This review summarizes the current literature on new DMEK techniques, including size and shape modifications, new graft delivery techniques, and surgical pearls for challenging cases like eyes with glaucoma, glaucoma tubes, and failed penetrating keratoplasties.

Indexed as

Corneal DiseasesDescemet Stripping Endothelial KeratoplastyFuchs' Endothelial DystrophyDescemet MembraneHumansRetrospective StudiesCorneal transplantationDMEKDMEK in complicated caseshemi-DMEKquarter-DMEK

Identifiers

PMID34963266
PMCPMC8715656
OpenAlexW4200377971

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