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DMEK Endothelial Keratoplasty in Patients With a History of Anterior or Posterior Segment Surgery

Recruiting
Conditions
Patients Undergoing DMEK With a History of Anterior or Posterior Segment Surgery
Registration Number
NCT06013462
Lead Sponsor
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Brief Summary

DMEK (Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty) is a surgical technique used to treat primary or secondary corneal endothelial decompensation. At the Rothschild Foundation, as in many Western referral centers, DMEK is currently the surgical technique of choice for the treatment of primary or secondary corneal endothelial decompensation.

Technically challenging, it is a relatively tedious surgery to learn, but offers the best visual and refractive results, as well as faster visual and functional recovery in simple cases.

In patients without anterior or posterior segment surgical history, the complication rate of DMEK, including graft rejection, is similar to that of other endothelial keratoplasty surgical techniques.

However, in specific cases, in patients with a history of ophthalmological surgery such as vitrectomy, trabeculectomy, large iris defects, anterior synechiae, aniridia or aphakia, the scientific literature shows a higher complication rate for DMEK (increased rate of rebulling and graft decompensation).

As a result, other techniques that are less effective on visual results continue to be used for these patients in a large number of centers.

Nonetheless, in our department, DMEK is also performed on these complicated patients.

When it comes to patients with a history of anterior or posterior segment surgery, it seems to us that the surgeons' experience with DMEK allows better visual results than with any other technique, but without any back up regarding the complication rate in the literature.

The main aim of this study is to describe, in patients with a history of anterior or posterior segment surgery undergoing DMEK, the 12-months occurrence rate of at least one serious post-operative complication.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence rate of at least one serious DMEK post-op complication12 months

Composite endpoint made of 4 serious post-op complications :

* Rebulling : graft detachment of more than one-third of its surface area one week after surgery (on Avanti OCT-cornea), requiring air or gas injection in the anterior chamber.

* Graft failure : no improvement in pachymetry at three months post-op (Avanti OCT-cornea).

* Graft rejection : presence of cellular Tyndall in the anterior chamber and/or retro-descemetic precipitates and/or focal or diffuse increase in pachymetry \> 20μm (Avanti OCT-cornea and slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination).

* Macular cystoid edema : presence of intraretinal fluid in the macular area (macular OCT).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rebulling occurrence rate12 months

Graft detachment of more than one-third of its surface area one week after surgery (on Avanti OCT-cornea), requiring air or gas injection in the anterior chamber.

Duration of surgical procedure (in minutes)Right after the completion of the surgery

The start of the procedure is defined by the placement of the blepharostat and the end of the procedure is defined by the end of the lens dressing.

Graft failure occurrence rate12 months

No improvement in pachymetry at three months post-op (Avanti OCT-cornea).

Graft rejection occurrence rate12 months

Presence of cellular Tyndall in the anterior chamber and/or retro-descemetic precipitates and/or focal or diffuse increase in pachymetry \> 20μm (Avanti OCT-cornea and slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination).

Macular cystoid edema occurrence rate12 months

Presence of intraretinal fluid in the macular area (macular OCT).

Surgeon's subjective assessment of surgical complexityRight after the completion of the surgery

Evaluation by the main surgeon at the end of the procedure, on a Likert scale from 0 to 10 (0 being normal, uncomplicated surgery and 10 being the maximum level of complexity encountered).

Evolution of posterior keratometry12 months after surgery

Posterior keratometry in diopters measured by Scheimpflug corneal topography (Pentacam®).

Graft detachment (with or without rebulling) occurrence rate12 months

Failure of the graft to press against the posterior host corneal stroma (Avanti OCT-cornea and slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination).

Evolution of refractive results12 months after surgery

Nidek® autorefractometer measurement :

1. Sphere (in dioptres)

2. Cylinder (in dioptres)

3. Spherical equivalent (in dioptres)

4. Cylinder axis (in degrees)

Evolution of corneal thickness12 months after surgery

Corneal thickness in μm measured by OCT - Avanti® type cornea.

Evolution of visual results (corrected and uncorrected)12 months after surgery

Measurements with optotypes :

Best monocular visual acuity (decimal scale converted to logMAR)

Evolution of endothelial loss12 months after surgery

Measurement by central and peripheral specular microscopy (4 measurements performed nasally, temporally, superiorly and inferiorly). Endothelial loss in each quadrant is defined as a decrease in endothelial count (cells/mm²) expressed as a % relative to the pre-operative measurement.

Intraocular hypertension occurrence rate12 months

Intraocular pressure greater than 21mmHg measured by pneumotonometer or applanation tonometer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fondation Ophtalmologique A de Rothschild

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Paris, France

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