Influence of Graft Donor Age in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
The use of younger donor corneas <50 years and older donor corneas >80 years seems to be suitable for DMEK surgery after liquid-bubble preparation under organ culture conditions and should not be categorically excluded to counteract the global donor shortage.
Authors
- André M. Trouvain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0997-6151)
- Warda Darwisch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-4968)
- Maria della Volpe Waizel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6588-4842)
- Annekatrin Rickmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1651-5714)
- Fabian Norbert Fries (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-4712)
- Karl Boden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0277-2525)
- Berthold Seitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9701-8204)
- Abner Wolf
Institutions
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Kantonsspital Baselland (CH)
- Knappschaftsklinikum Saar (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2025-06-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003906
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00