Belgian Endothelial Surgical Transplant of the Cornea (BEST cornea) protocol: clinical and patient-reported outcomes of Ultra-Thin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) versus Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) – a multicentric, randomised, parallel group pragmatic trial in corneal endothelial decompensation

OBJECTIVES: Corneal blindness is the third most frequent cause of blindness globally. Damage to the corneal endothelium is a leading indication for corneal transplantation, which is typically performed by lamellar endothelial keratoplasty. There are two conventional surgical techniques: Ultra-Thin D...

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Autores principales:	Ní Dhubhghaill, Sorcha, de Bruyn, Barbara, Claerhout, Ilse, Claes, Kim, Deconinck, Ann, Delbeke, Heleen, Huizing, Manon, Krolo, Iva, Muijzer, Marc, Oellerich, Silke, Roels, Dimitri, Termote, Karolien, Van den Bogerd, Bert, Van Gerwen, Veerle, Verhaegen, Iris, Wisse, Robert, Wouters, Kristien, Consortium, The BEST cornea, Duchesne, Bernard, Koppen, Carina
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023
Materias:	Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37714670 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072333