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Preliminary data show no difference in DSAEK insertion techniques
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Preliminary data from a study of the current donor graft insertion techniques in Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty showed no statistically significant difference in safety and visual acuity results, according to a poster presentation here.
Victoria Chang, MD, and colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine presented preliminary results of a comparison of donor graft insertion with Moria’s Busin Glide, Fischer Surgical’s NCI and Ocular Systems’ EndoSerter at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
“The particular method of donor graft did not appear to make a difference in [best corrected visual acuity] or rate of complications,” the authors said in the poster.
“Based on preliminary data, the study shows no significant difference between forceps and other insertion methods at 12 months,” Dr. Chang told Ocular Surgery News.
“This relatively small series has insufficient power to definitely state there is a difference in complication rates,” the poster authors said.
The study showed DSAEK results in 100 eyes of 447 surgeries between 2002 and 2011, according to the poster. Postoperative complications of lenticular detachment and graft failure ranged from 0% with the EndoSerter to 19% with the Busin Glide.
- Disclosure: The study authors have no relevant financial disclosures.