Learning Curve in Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty First Series of 135 Consecutive Cases

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作者
Dapena, Isabel [1 ,2 ]
Ham, Lisanne [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Droutsas, Konstantinos [1 ,2 ]
van Dijk, Korine [1 ,2 ]
Moutsouris, Kyros [1 ,2 ]
Melles, Gerrit R. J. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Netherlands Inst Innovat Ocular Surg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[2] Melles Cornea Clin Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[3] Amnitrans EyeBank Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
关键词
POSTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DONOR TISSUE; DMEK; TRANSPLANTATION; INCISION; FAILURE; EYES;
D O I
10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.03.037
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
Purpose: To evaluate the learning curve in Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the management of corneal endothelial disorders. Design: Retrospective, nonrandomized, clinical study at a tertiary referral center. Participants: We included 135 eyes of 118 patients with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy. Methods: In a first group of 135 consecutive eyes, a DMEK was performed. To determine the extent of a possible learning curve in DMEK surgery, the whole group was divided into 3 subgroups of 45 patients, to compare clinical outcomes at 1, 3, and 6 months. Main Outcome Measures: Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), endothelial cell density (ECD), and intra- and postoperative complications. Results: Among the 3 groups clinical outcomes were similar, with 73% of cases achieving a BCVA of >= 20/25 (>= 0.8) and an average ECD of 1747 +/- 527 cells/mm(2), at 6 months. Graft detachment was the main complication and correlated with intraoperative vitreous pressure (P < 0.01). The detachment rate declined with experience: In the first 45 cases, a complete or partial graft detachment occurred in 20%, in the second group in 13.3%, and in the third group in 4.4%. Other complications were relatively uncommon: Failure to unfold or position the graft during surgery (0.7%), intraocular hemorrhage (0.7%), primary graft failure (2.2%), air-bubble induced angle closure glaucoma (3%), remnant host Descemet's at the interface (5.9%), and cystoid macular edema (0.7%). Surgeries (partially) performed by an inexperienced surgeon showed a similar clinical outcome and complication rate. Conclusions: The learning curve in DMEK did not correlate with clinical outcome (BCVA and ECD), but rather to the presence of a functional graft. However, the number of functional grafts (decline in graft detachment rate) increased with surgical experience. Financial Disclosure(s): Proprietary or commercial disclosures may be found after the references. Ophthalmology 2011;118:2147-2154 (C) 2011 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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