Endothelial Survival After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: Effect of Surgical Indication and Graft Adherence Status.

Importance: This study evaluates the longevity of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) grafts in terms of endothelial survival and endothelial failure.

Objective: To determine endothelial survival and its association with the indication for surgery and/or partial graft detachment in DMEK.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Retrospective cross-sectional study of data collected from August 8, 2006, until June 17, 2015, at a tertiary referral center.

Optical quality of the cornea after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty.

Purpose: To evaluate corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and backscattered light before and after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and their correlation with visual outcome.

Design: Retrospective study.

Methods: In a total of 118 consecutive eyes of 118 patients who underwent uneventful DMEK for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy at a tertiary referral center, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), corneal HOAs, and backscattered light were evaluated preoperatively and at 6 months postoperatively.