Impact of preoperative visual acuity on Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) outcome
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Dec 21, 2018
Schrittenlocher S, et al. - Authors analyzed 1084 eyes [undergone Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) alone or combined with cataract surgery (triple-DMEK)] from July 2011 to February 2016 to estimate the extent of visual acuity (VA) outcome prediction by evaluating preoperative VA after DMEK. They observed 40% chances for preoperative VA of 20/200 to reach postoperative VA above 20/25 with 50% for preoperative VA of 20/60 and > 60% for preoperative VA of 20/40. They observed good results of DMEK even in eyes with very poor preoperative vision caused by corneal pathology though, preoperative visual acuity values below 20/100 resulted in a significantly poorer visual recovery implying preoperative visual acuity as an adjuvant tool for the forecast of the final visual outcome after DMEK.
Go to Original
Only Doctors with an M3 India account can read this article. Sign up for free or login with your existing account.
4 reasons why Doctors love M3 India
-
Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs
-
Daily Quiz by specialty
-
Paid Market Research Surveys
-
Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries