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Wykrota AA, Hamon L, Daas L, Seitz B. Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty after failed penetrating keratoplasty- case series and review of the literature. BMC Ophthalmol 2024; 24:15. [PMID: 38191393 PMCID: PMC10775423 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-023-03279-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aims to evaluate visual outcome, central corneal thickness, and re-bubbling rate in a cohort with undersized sequential Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) due to endothelial graft decompensation following primary penetrating keratoplasty (PK). METHODS All patients who received a sequential DMEK (n = 16) or triple DMEK (n = 2) after failed primary PK between November 2020 and June 2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Analyzed parameters were corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), central corneal thickness (CCT), re-bubbling rate and graft survival. RESULTS 18 eyes of 18 patients were included. All patients underwent a DMEK with undersized graft after failed PK(s). Mean time between the last PK and DMEK was 102 ± 82 weeks. Mean follow-up time was 8.9 ± 4.6 months. CDVA increased significantly from 1.12 ± 0.60 logMAR preoperatively to 0.64 ± 0.49 logMAR 6 weeks postoperatively (p = 0.013). Mean CCT decreased significantly from 807 ± 224 μm before to 573 ± 151 μm 6 weeks after DMEK (p = 0.003). Re-bubbling was necessary in eight eyes (44.4%) after a median time of 7 days. The 12-month Kaplan Meier survival was 66.7%. CONCLUSION In case of endothelial graft decompensation without stromal scars after primary PK, a DMEK can be performed for selected patients who had satisfying CDVA before the endothelial decompensation. Prior to DMEK indication, an AS-OCT should routinely be performed to circularly search for posterior steps at the PK graft margin, as well as shortly after DMEK to exclude a detachment of the endothelial graft. All patients should be informed about a higher re-bubbling rate in comparison to primary DMEK.
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- Agata Anna Wykrota
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Hamon L, Weinstein I, Quintin A, Safi T, Bofferding M, Daas L, Seitz B. Review for special issue: Corneal lamellar surgery: Present outcomes and future perspectives. Taiwan J Ophthalmol 2024; 14:3-14. [PMID: 38655001 PMCID: PMC11034684 DOI: 10.4103/tjo.tjo-d-23-00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Since the establishment of the first eye bank in the 1940s, their role has evolved to face new challenges. With the recent development of lamellar keratoplasties, eye banks play an even bigger role in the selection and preparation of donor tissues. The increasing number of keratoplasty techniques and the high demand for "ready-to-use" tissues are challenging eye banks to improve and develop new preparation techniques. Besides necessary examinations, new approaches of tissue analysis in eye banks allow a better/optimized selection of corneal tissues. These new challenges in tissue preservation, preparation, and selection are propelling eye banks into a new era of modern eye banking.
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- Loïc Hamon
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Klaus Faber Center for Corneal Diseases, Including LIONS Eye Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Westpfalz, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Klaus Faber Center for Corneal Diseases, Including LIONS Eye Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Westpfalz, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Klaus Faber Center for Corneal Diseases, Including LIONS Eye Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Westpfalz, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Klaus Faber Center for Corneal Diseases, Including LIONS Eye Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Westpfalz, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Klaus Faber Center for Corneal Diseases, Including LIONS Eye Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Westpfalz, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Quintin A, Hamon L, Langenbucher A, Seitz B. In situ donor keratometry in deceased patients as a novel screening technique for eye banking. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023; 261:1619-1625. [PMID: 36629951 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-022-05871-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the potential role of keratometry on whole globes in situ of deceased patients by assessing its repeatability and comparing it with sterile donor tomography after excision and preservation in organ culture. METHODS A sequence of 5 measurements was taken from 40 eyes in situ of deceased patients < 24 h after death using the portable Retinomax K-plus 3 (Bon, Tokyo, Japan). Keratometry of whole globes in situ, from which sclerocorneal discs were taken for organ culture, was compared to those obtained after measuring these sclerocorneal disks through their cell culture flask in medium I after 5 ± 4 days using the anterior segment optical coherence tomograph Casia 2 (Tomey Corp., Nagoya, Japan), and to 964 different donor corneas in medium II. RESULTS Cronbach's alpha of the in situ keratometry was 0.891 and 0.942 for the steepest and flattest corneal power (P). The steepest (44.5D) and flattest (41.1D) P as well as the astigmatism (3.4D) of in situ corneas remained unchanged after preserving sclerocorneal discs in medium I (respectively 44.7D [p = 0.09]; 41.4D [p = 0.17]; 3.3D [p = 0.09]). The comparison of the in situ values with the 964 measured different donor corneas in medium II showed significantly (p < 0.001) higher P at the steep (45.4D) and flat (43.9D) meridian and smaller astigmatism (1.4D) for sterile donor tomography. CONCLUSIONS Measuring deceased patients' eyes in situ with the portable Retinomax K-plus 3 represents a feasible and reliably repeatable screening method in the eye bank. In comparison to donor tomography in medium I, it measures a similar power and astigmatism.
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- Adrien Quintin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bld. 22, 66424, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bld. 22, 66424, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bld. 22, 66424, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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Quintin A, Hamon L, Flockerzi FA, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Dias Blak M, Seitz B. Corneal epithelial ingrowth after perforating corneal injury: a case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2022; 22:510. [PMID: 36564731 PMCID: PMC9784072 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02670-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Epithelial ingrowth is a rare complication after ocular perforation and can become manifest many years after the primary trauma. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old patient presented with a positive Seidel test of unclear origin at her left eye, as well as a sharply defined anterior-stromal corneal scar at both eyes. Prior operations included a bilateral laser-assisted blepharoplasty 3 months earlier. The patient indicated to have been on holiday to France 5 months earlier, during an ongoing oak processionary moth caterpillars infestation. The examination using confocal microscopy confirmed a corneal perforation at the left eye and revealed corneal epithelial ingrowth capped with scarred stroma in both eyes. We performed a penetrating keratoplasty at the left eye. The scarred and perforated host cornea was divided into 4 pieces for further investigation: microbiology (negative), virology (negative), histology and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Histology revealed differently structured epithelium, centrally inverted into the stroma through defects in Bowman's layer. TEM revealed full thickness corneal perforation with an epithelial plug extending to the lower third of the cornea, but without evidence of epithelial cell migration into the anterior chamber. Our differential diagnosis of the unclear positive Seidel test with epithelial ingrowth was as follows: (1) corneal perforation by hairs of the oak processionary moth caterpillar, although no hairs could be found histologically; (2) corneal perforation during laser-assisted blepharoplasty, which may be supported by the presence of pigmented cells on the posterior surface of Descemet´s membrane, pointing to a possible iris injury. CONCLUSION Consequently, we highlighted that contact lenses can be useful, safe and inexpensive protective devices in upper eyelid procedures to protect the cornea against mechanical iatrogenic trauma.
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- Adrien Quintin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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- grid.411937.9Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- grid.411937.9Department of Pathology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- grid.5330.50000 0001 2107 3311Department of Ophthalmology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- grid.411937.9Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre (UKS), Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Hamon L, Quintin A, Mäurer S, Weinstein I, Langenbucher A, Seitz B, Daas L. Reliability and efficiency of corneal thickness measurements using sterile donor tomography in the eye bank. Cell Tissue Bank 2022; 23:695-706. [PMID: 34773544 PMCID: PMC9675654 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-021-09980-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To evaluate the reliability and efficiency of sterile pachymetric measurements of donor corneas based on tomographic data using two different methods: a "manual" and a "(semi-)automated" method. Twenty-five (25) donor corneas (50%) stored in MI and 25 (50%) in MII were imaged 5 times consecutively using an anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT). The central corneal thickness (CCT) was measured both with the manual measurement tool of the AS-OCT (= CCTm) and with a MATLAB self-programmed software allowing (semi-)automated analysis (= CCTa). We analyzed the reliability of CCTm and CCTa using Cronbach´s alpha (α) and Wilcoxon signed-Rank Test. Concerning CCTm, 68 measurements (54.4%) in MI and 46 (36.8%) in MII presented distortions in the imaged 3D-volumes and were discarded. Concerning CCTa, 5 (4%) in MI and 1 (0.8%) in MII were not analyzable. The mean (± SD) CCTm was 1129 ± 6.8 in MI and 820 ± 5.1 µm in MII. The mean CCTa was 1149 ± 2.7 and 811 ± 2.4 µm, respectively. Both methods showed a high reliability with a Cronbach´s α for CCTm of 1.0 (MI/MII) and for CCTa of 0.99 (MI) and 1.0 (MII). Nevertheless, the mean SD of the 5 measurements was significantly higher for CCTm compared to CCTa in MI (p = 0.03), but not in MII (p = 0.92). Sterile donor tomography proves to be highly reliable for assessment of CCT with both methods. However, due to frequent distortions regarding the manual method, the (semi-)automated method is more efficient and should be preferred.
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- Loïc Hamon
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bldg. 22, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bldg. 22, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bldg. 22, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bldg. 22, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center (UKS), Kirrberger Straße 100, Bldg. 22, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Kaluzny BJ, Mlyniuk P, Liberski S, Jimenez-Villar A, Machalińska A, Grulkowski I. Swept-source OCT for corneal graft quantitative evaluation in the eye bank and the correlation of the measurements to pre-excision values. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14834. [PMID: 36050445 PMCID: PMC9437096 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19225-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Quantitative evaluation of the human corneal grafts stored in the tissue banks is usually limited to endothelial cell density and central thickness. Swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) is capable of measuring the central curvatures of the corneal tissue prepared for transplantation without loss of sterileness, providing insights on its refractive state. The aim of the paper is to compare in vitro SS-OCT measurements with pre-excision values. Hand-held keratometry and ultrasound pachymetry was performed on 22 corneas before excision of corneoscleral button and insertion in the vial with Eusol-C solution (AlchimiaS.r.l, Nicolò, Italy). After 12 to 36 h of hypothermic storage the corneas were examined within the vials with custom built SS-OCT system maintaining a sterile environment. The anterior and posterior central curvatures, and central corneal thickness (CCT) were measured. Rotation of the corneoscleral button was controlled by making a 6-o'clock mark during excision. Mean pre-excision CCT was 626.45 ± 28.71 µm and 468.05 ± 52.96 µm when measured with SS OCT (r = 0.55; p < 0.001). Respective values for average keratometry were 7.74 ± 0.39 mm and 7.92 ± 0.57 mm (r = 0.6; p = 0.22). Although high differences were observed in corneal thickness, keratometric radius of curvature at the flat (r = 0.42; p < 0.001) and steep (r = 0.62; p = 0.014) meridian of the anterior corneal surface, as well as corneal anterior astigmatism (r = 0.3; p < 0.001), showed good correlation with pre-excision values. SS-OCT is capable of providing quantitative evaluation of the human corneal grafts in hypothermic storage. Good correlation between curvature measurements before excision and during banking in the vial indicates its clinical utility.
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- Bartlomiej J Kaluzny
- Division of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Department of Ophthalmology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. K. Ujejskiego 75, 85-168, Bydgoszcz, Poland.,Oftalmika Eye Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Division of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Department of Ophthalmology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. K. Ujejskiego 75, 85-168, Bydgoszcz, Poland.,Oftalmika Eye Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Ul. A. Szamarzewskiego 84, 61-848, Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. Grudziądzka 5, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Medical University, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. Grudziądzka 5, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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Schmitz L, Safi T, Munteanu C, Seitz B, Daas L. Prevalence and severity of cornea guttata in the graft following Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK). Acta Ophthalmol 2022; 100:e1737-e1745. [PMID: 35652475 DOI: 10.1111/aos.15195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of cornea guttata (CG) in grafts after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and to investigate its impact on various clinical parameters during follow-up. METHODS This retrospective study included 664 operations (DMEK and triple-DMEK) on 466 patients. The prevalence and progression of CG after the operation were examined using endothelial specular microscopy images. The severity grade of CG was classified into four grades: G0 without CG, G1 - G3 with increasing severity of CG. Clinical parameters such as central corneal thickness (CCT), visual acuity (VA), endothelial cell density (ECD), pleomorphism and polymegalism were examined during a postoperative follow-up time of 19.6 ± 15.8 months. RESULTS Cornea guttata (CG) appeared postoperatively in 124 (18.7%) eyes. 112 (16.9%) could be classified as G1, 9 (1.4%) as G2 and only 3 (0.5%) as G3. The examination of clinical parameters showed significant differences between healthy and low-grade CG (G0/G1) and high-grade CG (G2/G3). A significant deterioration was found in the corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) (p = 0.02). CCT showed an increase between G0 (534 ± 58 μm) and G2 (549 ± 71 μm)/G3 (558 ± 56 μm) with a p-value of 0.02. Additionally, a significant increase in pleomorphism (p = 0.003) and polymegalism (p = 0.04) was detected. CONCLUSION Cornea guttata (CG) prevalence after DMEK and triple-DMEK was found to be 18.7%, although most of these cases were classified as low-grade CG and showed no clinical significance. Around 1.9% were classified as high-grade CG and significantly affected several clinical parameters during the follow-up.
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- Lena‐Marie Schmitz
- Department of Ophthalmology Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) Homburg/Saar Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) Homburg/Saar Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) Homburg/Saar Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) Homburg/Saar Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) Homburg/Saar Germany
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Sahoo S, Jamil Z, Sahu SK, Ali MH, Priyadarshini SR, Das S. Comparison of Corneal Tissue Profile of Pseudophakic and Phakic Donors. Eye Contact Lens 2022; 48:180-184. [PMID: 34775454 DOI: 10.1097/icl.0000000000000863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the endothelial quality of corneas obtained from pseudophakic donors with age-matched phakic controls. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 100 corneas each from pseudophakic and phakic eyes with donor age ≥60 years in both the groups was performed. The endothelial cell density, coefficient of variation, and percentage of hexagonal cells obtained by specular microscopy were compared between the two groups. The cut-off level of endothelial cell density (ECD) taken for optical keratoplasty was 2,000 cells/mm2. RESULTS The male and female donors constituted 60% (n=120) and 40% (n=80), respectively. The mean age of the donors was 66.9±7.3 years in the phakic group and 69.9±7.7 years in pseudophakic group. The mean ECD in the phakic group was 2757.6±328.5 cells/mm2 and that in the pseudophakic group was 2225.5±471.9 cells/mm2 (P<0.0001). The mean coefficient of variation in the phakic group was 37.1±5.0 and that in the pseudophakic group was 38.6±11.1 (P=0.234). The mean percentage of hexagonality in the phakic group and the pseudophakic group was 52.0±6.4% and 51.2±7.2%, respectively (P=0.414). Both in univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis, age of the donor was found to be negatively associated in predicting ECD (P=0.002 and P=0.003, respectively). Sixty-nine and thirty-three corneas from the phakic and pseudophakic donor pool were used respectively. CONCLUSION Difference in ECD between the phakic and the pseudophakic donor group was found to be statistically significant. The ECD in the pseudophakic group was found to be above the cut-off limit required for keratoplasty. Hence, pseudophakic corneas may also be used for transplantation.
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- Sonali Sahoo
- Cornea & Anterior Segment Service (S.S., Z.J., S.K.S., S.R.P., S.D.), L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; and Biostatistics Department (M.H.A.), L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Tan H, Lin M, Gou Q, Li A, Gu F, Liu Q, Zhang Q, Xu M, Kijlstra A, Yang P, Li H. Trends in Corneal Transplantation and Characteristics of Donors in the Chongqing Eye Bank, China: A Retrospective Study, 1999-2018. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:750898. [PMID: 34778313 PMCID: PMC8584146 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.750898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aim: This study aimed to analyze corneal transplantation trends and voluntary donor characteristics at the Chongqing Eye Bank in China. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed data from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2018, covering 5,397 preregistered voluntary donors, 1,955 actual donors, 3,910 donated tissues, and 2,374 corneal transplantations. Results: The 5,397 preregistered donors included 13 ethnic groups, with an overall mean age of 39.6 years (SD 21.5) and 3,010 were women (55.8%). The most prevalent education level was college and above (2,546, 47.2%), and the most common ethnic group was Han (5,335, 98.85%). Of the 1,955 actual donors, the male-to-female ratio was 3.3, and the mean age was 57.1 (SD 23.0 years). Based on population size in 2018, Jiangbei county was the most active in donation willingness, with ~60 × 10−6 per capita, and the Yuzhong county was the most active in cornea donations, with ~451 × 0−6 per capita. Of the 3,910 donated corneas, 2,540 (65.0%) were clinically used. Of those not used, 978 (71.4%) were rejected for poor corneal quality. The 2,374 (93.5%) corneal transplantation procedures were done at the Department of Ophthalmology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and the rest (n = 166, 6.5%) were performed in other centers. Of those 2,374 corneal transplantations, there were 1,671 penetrating keratoplasty (70.39%), 700 anterior lamellar keratoplasty (29.49%), and three corneal endothelial transplantations in our center (0.13%). The number of annual corneal transplantations increased by nearly 10 times, from 35 cases in 1999 to 327 cases in 2018. Among them, cases of penetrating keratoplasty and anterior lamellar keratoplasty increased from 27, and eight cases in 1999 to 230 and 94 cases in 2018, respectively. Infectious keratitis (37.0%) was the leading indication for keratoplasty, followed by corneal scar (19.8%). Over the study period, corneal scars dropped from the first (41.1% in 1999–2003) to the second indication (20.5% in 2014–2018), while infectious keratitis advanced to take the lead, ranging from 12.2% in 1999–2003 to 26.3% in 2014–2018. Conclusion: Our study reports corneal donation and transplantation trends in Chongqing over 20 years, showing that infectious keratitis is a leading indication for keratoplasty and that penetrating keratoplasty and anterior lamellar keratoplasty show upward trends. The analysis further suggests that a potential preregistered cornea donor is a female Han, with a higher education level.
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- Handan Tan
- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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- University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
| | - Hong Li
- Chongqing Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, China
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