Clemence Bonnet1, Reza Ghaffari2, Turad Alkadi2, Simon K Law2, Joseph Caprioli2, Fei Yu2, Sophie X Deng3. 1. Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Cornea Department, Paris University, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, F-75014, Paris, France. 2. Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. 3. Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: deng@jsei.ucla.edu.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes with prior trabeculectomy and/or drainage device. DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative case series. METHODS: Medical records of 251 consecutive DMEK procedures performed by 1 surgeon (SXD) from 2013 to 2017 were reviewed. Patients with ≥2 years follow-up were divided into 3 groups: eyes with prior glaucoma surgery (ST), eyes with medically treated with glaucoma (MT) and eyes without glaucoma (NG). Main outcome measures were visual acuity, endothelial cell count (ECC), rates of secondary graft failure (SGF) and postoperative complications. RESULTS: Ninety procedures (87 eyes) met the inclusion criteria. The mean follow-up period of all eyes was 38.4 ± 11.2 months (range, 24.2 to 64.4 months). At last follow-up, the proportion of eyes reaching a vision of ≥20/40 was higher than that before the DMEK procedure in each group (all P < .05). The rate of ECC loss was the highest in the ST group compared to that in the MT and NG groups (63.8% vs 47.6% vs 44.0% respectively; P < .05) as well as the rate of SGF (41.6% vs 0% vs 2.4%, respectively; P < .05). The rate of SGF of repeat DMEK was higher than that of primary DMEK (P < .05). The rates of postoperative complications were similar among all groups (all P > .05). CONCLUSION: In eyes with prior glaucoma surgery, DMEK achieved good long-term visual outcomes, but experienced a higher rate of SGF than eyes without such comorbidity.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes with prior trabeculectomy and/or drainage device. DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative case series. METHODS: Medical records of 251 consecutive DMEK procedures performed by 1 surgeon (SXD) from 2013 to 2017 were reviewed. Patients with ≥2 years follow-up were divided into 3 groups: eyes with prior glaucoma surgery (ST), eyes with medically treated with glaucoma (MT) and eyes without glaucoma (NG). Main outcome measures were visual acuity, endothelial cell count (ECC), rates of secondary graft failure (SGF) and postoperative complications. RESULTS: Ninety procedures (87 eyes) met the inclusion criteria. The mean follow-up period of all eyes was 38.4 ± 11.2 months (range, 24.2 to 64.4 months). At last follow-up, the proportion of eyes reaching a vision of ≥20/40 was higher than that before the DMEK procedure in each group (all P < .05). The rate of ECC loss was the highest in the ST group compared to that in the MT and NG groups (63.8% vs 47.6% vs 44.0% respectively; P < .05) as well as the rate of SGF (41.6% vs 0% vs 2.4%, respectively; P < .05). The rate of SGF of repeat DMEK was higher than that of primary DMEK (P < .05). The rates of postoperative complications were similar among all groups (all P > .05). CONCLUSION: In eyes with prior glaucoma surgery, DMEK achieved good long-term visual outcomes, but experienced a higher rate of SGF than eyes without such comorbidity.
Authors: Silvia Schrittenlocher; C Grass; T Dietlein; A Lappas; M Matthaei; C Cursiefen; B Bachmann Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2021-12-04 Impact factor: 3.117