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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2022

Eye bank versus surgeon prepared Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty tissues: Influence on adhesion force in a pilot study.

Vito Romano, Mohit Parekh, Ahmed Kazaili, Bernhard Steger, Riaz Akhtar, Stefano Ferrari, Stephen B Kaye, Hannah J Levis

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Vito RomanoSt. Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital; Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, London, UK; Instituto Universitario Fernandez-Vega, Universidad de Oviedo and Fundacion de Investigacion Oftalmologica, Oviedo, Spain, UK.
Mohit ParekhInstitute of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
Ahmed KazailiDepartment of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, London, UK; Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Babylon, Hillah; Babylon Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Babylon, Iraq.
Bernhard StegerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Riaz AkhtarDepartment of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, London, UK.
Stefano FerrariInternational Centre for Ocular Physiopathology, Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus, Venice, Italy.
Stephen B KayeSt. Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital; Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, London, UK.
Hannah J LevisDepartment of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate and compare the biomechanical properties of the eye bank-prepared and surgeon prepared Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) tissues.

methodsIn this laboratory study, corneal tissues for research were randomly allocated in the following groups: a) surgeon-cut DSAEK and b) eye bank-prepared (pre-cut and pre-loaded) DSAEK. Endothelial cell loss (ECL), immunostaining for tight junction protein ZO-1, elastic modulus, and adhesion force were investigated.

resultsECL was not found to be significantly different between surgeon-cut DSAEK (7.8% ±6.5%), pre-cut DSAEK (8.6% ±2.3%), and pre-loaded DSAEK (11.1% ±4.8%) (P = 0.5910). ZO-1 was expressed equally across all groups. Surgeon-cut DSAEK grafts showed a significantly higher elastic modulus compared to pre-cut and pre-loaded DSAEK groups (P = 0.0047 and P < 0.0001, respectively). Adhesion force was significantly greater in the surgeon-cut DSAEK compared to pre-cut (P < 0.0001) or pre-loaded DSAEK groups (P = 0.0101).

conclusionThe laboratory data on the biomechanics of DSAEK grafts suggests that surgeon-cut DSAEK grafts present higher elastic modulus and adhesion force compared to eye bank-prepared DSAEK grafts.

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Corneal DiseasesDescemet Stripping Endothelial KeratoplastySurgeonsCorneaEndothelium, CornealEye BanksHumansPilot ProjectsAdhesionDSAEKelastic moduluspre-loadedpre-stripped

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PMCPMC9023930

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