Artículo
Chord Mu (µ) and Chord Alpha (α) Length Changes in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy before and after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) Surgery
Autor/es | Rocha de Lossada, Carlos
Sánchez González, José María Borroni, Davide Llorens Bellés, Víctor Rachwani Anil, Rahul Torras Sanvicens, Josep Romano, Vito Peraza Nieves, Jorge |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada |
Fecha de publicación | 2021 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-01-24 |
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Resumen | This paper will evaluate chord mu and alpha length in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and its changes following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Patients with FECD that underwent ... This paper will evaluate chord mu and alpha length in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and its changes following Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Patients with FECD that underwent DMEK surgery were included in this retrospective study. Scheimpflug Tomography was carried out in order to calculate chord mu and chord alpha lengths prior to surgery and at 3 and 12 months postoperative. This study included 27 eyes from 27 patients. Significant changes in chord mu were observed within the first three months (from 0.47 ± 0.32 to 0.29 ± 0.21 mm, p < 0.01) and remained stable 12 months postoperative (0.30 ± 0.21 mm, p > 0.05). However, chord alpha remained stable throughout the 12 months post surgery (from 0.53 ± 0.19 to 0.49 ± 0.14 mm, p > 0.05). In addition to the pupillary center distance from the corneal center (from 0.35 ± 0.25 to 0.34 ± 0.20 mm, p > 0.05) also remain stable. In FECD patients undergoing DMEK surgery, chord mu length decreased, and chord alpha length remained stable after 12 months of follow-up. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España Instituto de Salud Carlos III European Commission (EC). Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) |
Identificador del proyecto | PI17/00316 |
Cita | Rocha de Lossada, C., Sánchez González, J.M., Borroni, D., Llorens Bellés, V., Rachwani Anil, R., Torras Sanvicens, J.,...,Peraza Nieves, J. (2021). Chord Mu (µ) and Chord Alpha (α) Length Changes in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy before and after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (21), 4844. |
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