Preoperative Posterior Stromal Ripples as Predictive Biomarkers of Visual Recovery After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
The presence of pre-PSR is associated with slower visual recovery and lower final visual acuity after DMEK while postoperative PSR confer a higher risk of rebubbling. PSR represent a valuable prognostic biomarker both before and after DMEK.
Authors
- Mariacarmela Ventura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6436-3144)
- Hannah J. Levis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3923-1178)
- Matteo Posarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3983-0381)
- Alfredo Borgia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-242X)
- Emilio Pedrotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9535-1131)
- P. Viola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-2662)
- Matteo Airaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-1208)
- Erika Bonacci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3184-3444)
- Vito Romano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-7643)
- Chiara Ancona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7688-7465)
- Stephen B. Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-0592)
- Enrico Neri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-3279)
- Francesco Semeraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2275-4917)
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital (GB)
- Ospedale San Bortolo (IT)
- University of Brescia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003698
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.47