-
Original Article
-
J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2013;54(2):210-214. Published online February 28, 2013.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2013.54.2.210
- The Correlations between Donor Endothelial Lenticule Thickness and Visual Prognosis in DSAEK.
-
Jong Chul Han, Ji Hyun Bae, Tae Young Chung, Eui Sang Chung
-
Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eschung@skku.edu
- 데스메막박리 각막내피층판이식술에서 공여자 각막내피절편 두께에 따른 시력 예후
- 한종철⋅배지현⋅정태영⋅정의상
- Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eschung@skku.edu
- Abstract
- PURPOSE
To determine the correlations between donor endothelial lenticule thickness and visual prognosis in Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). METHODS: The present study included 22 patients (22 eyes), who underwent DSAEK surgery in our clinic due to endothelial decompensation. BCVA (log MAR) was compared at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postoperatively between the thin lenticule group and thick lenticule group (> or =130 micrometer). RESULTS: The BCVA (log MAR) at 1 month postoperatively was 0.46 +/- 0.22 in the thin lenticule group, and 0.71 +/- 0.26 in the thick lenticule group, and significant statistical correlations between donor lenticule thickness and visual acuity were observed (p = 0.025). However, no significant correlations were observed at 3 months (p = 0.129) and 6 months (p = 0.141) postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: The thin donor lenticule (<130 micrometer) can result in better visual acuity at 1 month postoperatively than the thick donor lenticule (> or =130 micrometer), however, there is no difference in visual acuity between the 2 groups at 3 and 6 months postoperatively.
Keywords :DSAEK;DSAEK visual prognosis;Endothelial thickness;Lenticule
