Correlation Between Preoperative Aqueous Cytokine Levels and Mid-term Reduction of Corneal Endothelial Cells After Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
Elevated AqH levels of total protein and sICAM-1 are associated with mid-term ECD reduction and graft failure after DSAEK. Pathological alterations of the AqH microenvironment may critically affect corneal endothelial cells and graft survival after DSAEK.
Authors
- Kazunori Kataoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-413X)
- Takefumi Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2546-2813)
- Kazunari Higa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-3480)
- Mariko Shirane
- Yukari Yagi-Yaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7980-7741)
- Hiroshi Matsumae
- Jun Shimazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-3095)
- Hirotsugu Kasamatsu
- Daisuke Tomida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-609X)
- Osama MA. Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-9456)
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003989
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London