Endothelial Cell Viability after DMEK Graft Preparation

Conclusion: Cell viability of most of the grafts will not be affected by preparation and storage. Endothelial cell damage may be observed for some grafts within hours after preparation, with insignificant additional ECD changes during 3-7 days of graft storage. Implementing an additional post-preparation step in the eye bank to evaluate cell density before graft release for transplantation may help to reduce postoperative DMEK complications.PMID:34027768 | DOI:10.1080/02713683.2021.1927111

Source: Current Eye Research - May 24, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Alina Miron Anita Sajet Esther A Groeneveld-van Beek Jet S Kok Mehtap Dedeci Maloeke de Jong Vicky Amo-Addae Gerrit R J Melles Silke Oellerich Jacqueline van der Wees Source Type: research