Donor tissue impact on Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) graft preparation and clinical outcome
Donor diabetes mellitus, heart failure, hypertension, respiratory insufficiency, kidney disease and previous cataract surgery are associated with difficult DMEK graft preparation, the latter two also with tissue loss. No impact of donor factors on clinical outcome was found.
Authors
- Mario Matthaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-0808)
- Silvia Schrittenlocher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6090-6777)
- Jithmi Weliwitage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6596-6680)
- Aline Woitas
- Björn Bachmann
- Mara Serban
- Claus Cursiefen
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmic Research
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000551253
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00