Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty vs. Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty vs. Descemet Stripping Only

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Conditions studied: Cystoid Macular Edema, Fuchs Dystrophy

In brief

This study aims to evaluate and compare incidence of post-operative cystoid macular edema (CME) after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK), Descemet's Stripping Automated endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) and Descemet Stripping Only (DSO).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04527523

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

4

Starts

2020-11-21

Expected to finish

2022-08-24

Last updated by the study team

2023-01-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any patient that is undergoing DSO or endothelial corneal transplantation vis DMEK or DSEK

You may not qualify if…

• Patients that do not have an optical coherence tomography measurement pre- operatively
• Patients that don't have an optical coherence tomography measurement post- operatively
• Patients with a previous history of uncontrolled macular edema

Where it is running

• Wake Forest Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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