Diabetes Endothelial Keratoplasty Study: Methods and Impact on the Use of Corneas From Donors With Diabetes for Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
The DEKS will increase understanding of factors related to DMEK success while determining whether diabetes and/or diabetes severity in the donor and/or recipient adversely affects graft success and endothelial cell loss.
Authors
- Colleen Bauza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7569-2051)
- Beth Ann Benetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-7972)
- Michael S. Titus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3423-4505)
- Baha M. Arafah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-9092)
- Mark C. Soper
- Vincent M. Monnier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4894-3142)
- Marianne O. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6652-534X)
- Loretta B. Szczotka‐Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5452-1811)
- Mark A. Greiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-6655)
- Jonathan H. Lass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-3443)
- Zachariah W. Reed
- David D. Verdier
- Craig Kollman
- Roy W. Beck
Institutions
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (US)
- Cornea Research Foundation of America (US)
- Jaeb Center for Health Research (US)
- University School (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003776
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.16
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Mayo Clinic
- Minnesota Lions Eye Bank
- Eye Bank Association of America
- Cleveland Eye Bank Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Eye Institute