B.E. Malyugin
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”;
A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
A.M. Geliastanov
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
O.P. Antonova
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
E.A. Andreeva
A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
M.V. Poletaeva
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
R.S. Isabekov
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
Outcomes of hemi-Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty and phacoemulsification for the treatment of primary Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy combined with cataract
Journal: Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2024;140(1): 36‑44
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To cite this article:
Malyugin BE, Geliastanov AM, Antonova OP, Andreeva EA, Poletaeva MV, Isabekov RS. Outcomes of hemi-Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty and phacoemulsification for the treatment of primary Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy combined with cataract. Russian Annals of Ophthalmology.
2024;140(1):36‑44. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma202414001136
This study evaluates the long-term results of surgical treatment of patients with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy and cataract.
The study included 24 patients (24 eyes) with primary Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy and cataract, who underwent cataract phacoemulsification with IOL implantation and of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty with a semicircular graft (hemi-DMEK). The effect of treatment was assessed by best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central corneal thickness (CCT) and endothelial cell density (ECD).
In total, surgical treatment involved 14 donor corneas that were divided in half during the preparation and isolation of the Descemet’s membrane (DM). By month 12 after the surgery an increase in visual functions and graft transparency were observed in 23 patients (23 eyes) out of 24. Repeated keratoplasty was required in one case due to fibrosis of the posterior layers of recipient’s corneal stroma. At 12 months postoperatively, the study group showed an increase in BCVA from 0.16±0.1 to 0.75±20, a decrease in CCT from 650.9±4.5 μm to 519.6±43.9, and a decreased in ECD from 2850.5±84.7 cells/mm2 up to 1285.5±277.2 cells/mm2. Thus, the loss of endothelial cells at one year after surgery amounted to 54.9%.
The developed method for transplantation of a semicircular DM fragment provides a tissue-saving approach to endothelial keratoplasty, and considering the high percentage of transparent engraftment of grafts and complete visual rehabilitation, it can be recommended in the treatment of patients with cataract and Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy.
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Authors:
B.E. Malyugin
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”;
A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
A.M. Geliastanov
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
O.P. Antonova
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
E.A. Andreeva
A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
M.V. Poletaeva
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
R.S. Isabekov
S.N. Fedorov National Medical Research Center “MINK “Eye Microsurgery”
Received:
27.03.2022
Accepted:
12.07.2022
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