Real-World Outcomes of DMEK:A Prospective Dutch Registry Study

PURPOSE: To analyze real-world practice patterns, graft survival, and outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in the Netherlands. DESIGN: Population-based interventional clinical study. METHODS: In this prospective registry study, all consecutive primary DMEK procedures registered in the Netherlands Organ Transplant Registry were identified. Short-term graft survival and outcomes of primary transplants for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED) were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves with log-rank test and Cox regression. Linear mixed model analyses were used for best... Mehr ...