One Year of Cornea Research in Review-2012

A 5-year analysis of endothelial vs penetrating keratoplasty graft survival in Chinese patients

AIM

To determine if there is any difference in long term graft survival between Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK).

METHODS

A retrospective 5-year cases analysis of bullous keratopathy secondary to Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy or pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, receiving either DSEK or PK. A total of 42 DSEK cases and 25 PK cases were included in the analysis.

RESULTS

In the 5-year analysis, graft survival rates were very similar in the two groups (DSEK 77.1% vs PK 76.0%, P=0.918, 95%CI: -6.3 to 33.4). Sub-analyses at 1y (DSEK 81% vs PK 95%, P=0.085, 95%CI: -29 to 3.6) and 2y (DSEK 81% vs PK 88%, P=0.381, 95%CI: -25.9 to 11.8) show a trend towards lower survival rates of DSEK vs PK, but the results were not statistically significant.

CONCLUSION

Long term 5-year graft survival is similar between the DSEK and PK methods of corneal transplant in Chinese patients with bullous keratopathy.

A year of cornea in review: 2013

PURPOSE

The goal of this study was to provide an update of significant corneal literature published in 2013.

DESIGN

This study is a systematic literature review.

METHODS

We conducted a systematic review of the English-language literature published from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013, using the following PubMed search and Medical Subject Headings terms: cornea transplantation, keratoplasty, Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, cross linking, pre-Descemet's layer, Rho-associated kinase, keratoprosthesis, infectious keratitis, corneal dystrophy, corneal astigmatism, and keratoconus.

RESULTS

This review summarizes relevant and innovative original articles, review articles, and novel techniques from the following journals: American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Cornea, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, JAMA Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Journal of Refractive Surgery, and Ophthalmology. Case reports, abstracts, letters to the Editor, and unpublished work were excluded, as well as articles e-published ahead of print in 2012 that were discussed in the previous review. One hundred twenty-seven articles met the criteria for this review.

CONCLUSIONS

This review summarizes significant cornea-related literature from 2013.