Short-term endothelial cell density changes after gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy

Purpose To compare the short-term changes in corneal endothelial cells after trabeculectomy or XEN Gel Stent implantation. Design Prospective, interventional, comparative study. Methods Changes in corneal endothelium in patients that underwent XEN Gel Stent implantation or trabeculectomy were prospectively evaluated. Eighty eyes of 62 diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma were divided into two the trabeculectomy and XEN Gel Stent groups. Corneal specular microscopy was performed at the central cornea using a noncontact specular microscope preoperatively and 3 months after surgery. Results The baseline mean corneal endothelial cell density in the trabeculectomy group was 2390.3 ± 324.8 cells/mm2, and this was significantly reduced to 2148 ± 352.5 cells/mm2 3 months after surgery, representing a cell loss of 10.0% (p < 0.001). The baseline mean corneal endothelial cell density in the XEN Gel Stent group was 2156.2 ±559.7 cells/mm2, and this was significantly reduced to 2098.4 ± 556.2 cells/mm2 3 months after surgery, representing a cell loss of 2.1% (p = 0.002). The corneal endothelial cell density change rate of the trabeculectomy group (−10.0% ± 9.7%) was statistically higher than the XEN Gel Stent group (−2.1% ± 13.8%) (p = 0.002). A statistically significant difference was observed in the trabeculectomy group between the baseline and postoperative values in the coefficient of variation (p = 0.029). Conclusion Trabeculectomy caused more endothelial cell damage than XEN Gel Stent implantation in the short-term follow-up period. The XEN Gel Stent may be the treatment of choice in patients with a significantly low preoperative corneal endothelial cell density.

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Myopia, corneal endothelial cell density and morphology in a Japanese population-based cross-sectional study: the JPHC-NEXT Eye Study

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-85617-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Naohiko Aketa ◽

Miki Uchino ◽

Motoko Kawashima ◽

Yuichi Uchino ◽

Kenya Yuki ◽

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Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cell ◽

Cell Density ◽

Contact Lenses ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Corneal Endothelial Cell ◽

Endothelial Cell Density ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Corneal Endothelial Cell Density

AbstractThis population-based cross-sectional study was performed to determine the mean corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), coefficient of variation (CV), and hexagonality (HEX), and their associations with myopia in Japanese adults living in Chikusei city. Of 7109 participants with available data, 5713 (2331 male and 3382 female) participants were eligible for analysis. After assessing the relationship between participant characteristics and spherical equivalent refraction (SER), the association of SER with the abnormal value of ECD (< 2000 cells/mm), CV (≥ 0.40), and HEX (≤ 50%) were determined using the logistic regression models adjusting for potential confounders (age, intraocular pressure, keratometric power, height, and antihypertensive drug use). In male participants, there was no statistically significant relationships between SER and endothelial parameters. In female participants, compared to emmetropia, SER ≤ − 6 D had significantly higher odds ratio (OR) of having the abnormal value of CV (OR = 2.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39–3.10) and HEX (OR = 2.04, 95% CI 1.29–3.23), adjusted for potential confounders, indicating that the high myopia was associated with the abnormal values of CV and HEX. Further adjustment for contact lenses wear partly attenuated these associations. Association between the SER and ECD was not detected.

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Endothelial Cell Density and Central Corneal Thickness following Penetrating Keratoplasty of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Patients – A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde ◽

10.1055/a-1353-5171 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lei Shi ◽

Fabian Norbert Fries ◽

Kassandra Xanthopoulou ◽

Tanja Stachon ◽

Loay Daas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cell ◽

Observational Study ◽

Cell Density ◽

Central Corneal Thickness ◽

Penetrating Keratoplasty ◽

Corneal Thickness ◽

Acanthamoeba Keratitis ◽

Endothelial Cell Density ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Time Point

Abstract Purpose To analyze endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) patients. Patients and Methods In this retrospective, clinical, single-center, cross-sectional, observational study, patients were enrolled who underwent PKP at the Department of Ophthalmology of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany between May 2008 and December 2016 with the diagnosis of AK. In all, 33 eyes of 33 patients (14 males, 42%) were enrolled; their mean age at the time of surgery was 39.5 ± 14.3 years. Postoperatively, AK patients received topical polyhexamethylene biguanide, propamidine isethionate, neomycin sulphate/gramicidin/polymixin B sulfate, and prednisolone acetate eye drops (5 ×/day each), and the topical treatment was tapered sequentially with 1 drop every 6 weeks over 6 months. CCT was recorded using Pentacam HR Scheimpflug tomography and ECD with the EM-3000 specular microscope before surgery and 3 and 6 months after surgery as well as after the first and second (complete) suture removal. Results ECD tended to decrease significantly from the time point before surgery (2232 ± 296 cells/mm2) to the time point 3 months after surgery (1914 ± 164 cells/mm2; p = 0.080) and to the time point after the first suture removal (1886 ± 557 cells/mm2; p = 0.066) and decrease significantly to the time point after the second suture removal (1650 ± 446 cells/mm2; p = 0.028). CCT did not change significantly over the analyzed time period (p ≥ 0.475). Conclusion In AK, endothelial cell loss does not seem to be accelerated following PKP, despite the postoperative use of diamidine and biguanide. A subsequent prospective comparative study should confirm our retrospective longitudinal analysis.

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27-gauge trocar-assisted sutureless intraocular lens fixation

BMC Ophthalmology ◽

10.1186/s12886-020-01758-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tatsuya Jujo ◽

Jiro Kogo ◽

Hiroki Sasaki ◽

Reio Sekine ◽

Keiji Sato ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visual Acuity ◽

Endothelial Cell ◽

Cell Density ◽

Intraocular Lens ◽

Vitreous Hemorrhage ◽

Corneal Endothelial Cell ◽

Endothelial Cell Density ◽

Corneal Endothelial Cell Density ◽

The Mean ◽

Iol Fixation

Abstract Backgrounds However there have been numerous investigations of intrascleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation techniques, there is room for improvement in terms of simplifying complicated techniques and reducing the high levels of skill required. This study aimed to report a novel technique for sutureless intrascleral fixation of the IOL using retinal forceps with a 27-gauge trocar. Methods Nineteen eyes of 18 patients underwent intrascleral fixation of the IOL from July 2018 to September 2019 were enrolled in this study. A 27-gauge trocar formed 3-mm scleral tunnels positioned at 4 and 10 o’clock, 2 mm from the corneal limbus. We used a 3-piece IOL haptic grasped by a 27-gauge retinal forceps and pulled from the 27-gauge trocar. The IOL was fixed by making a flange. Main outcome measures were visual acuity, corneal endothelial cell density, IOL tilt, decentration, predicted error of refraction and complications. Results The 19 eyes were followed up for 1 month. The mean pre- and postoperative logMAR uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 1.06 ± 0.63 and 0.40 ± 0.26, respectively (p < 0.01), while the mean pre- and postoperative logMAR best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.27 ± 0.51 and 0.06 ± 0.15, respectively (p = 0.09). The mean corneal endothelial cell density was 2406 ± 625 to 2004 ± 759 cells/mm2 at 1 month (p = 0.13). The mean IOL tilt was 3.52 ± 3.00°, and the mean IOL decentration was 0.39 ± 0.39 mm. There was no correlation among IOL tilt, decentration and BCVA (p > 0.05). The mean prediction error of the target refraction was − 0.03 ± 0.93 D. The complications were vitreous hemorrhage (3 eyes), hyphema (1 eye), IOP elevation (1 eye), iris capture of the IOL (1 eye) and hypotony (2 eyes). No IOL dislocation occurred. Conclusions IOL intrascleral fixation with a flange achieved good IOL fixation and visual outcome in the scleral tunnels created with the 27-gauge trocar.

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Age-Stratified Analysis of Diabetes and Pseudophakia Effects on Corneal Endothelial Cell Density

Cornea ◽

10.1097/ico.0000000000001107 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 367-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yicheng Chen ◽

Sean W. Tsao ◽

Moonseong Heo ◽

Patrick K. Gore ◽

Mitchell D. McCarthy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cell ◽

Cell Density ◽

Corneal Endothelial Cell ◽

Endothelial Cell Density ◽

Corneal Endothelial Cell Density ◽

Stratified Analysis

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Endothelial cell density change in fully dislocated XEN Gel IMPLANT after trabeculectomy: A case report

European Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.1177/1120672121989632 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 112067212198963

Author(s):

Martina Menchini ◽

Francesco Sartini ◽

Filippo Tatti ◽

Enrico Peiretti ◽

Michele Figus

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cell ◽

Anterior Chamber ◽

Cell Density ◽

Cell Loss ◽

Endothelial Cell Density ◽

Endothelial Cell Loss ◽

Density Reduction ◽

History Of ◽

Cell Loss Rate

Purpose: To report a case of fully dislocated XEN Gel Implant device into the anterior chamber, 18 months after its implantation and its impact on endothelial cell density. Result: A 75-year-old man with a history of multiple glaucoma surgeries during the last three years presented with an entirely dislocated XEN Gel implant into the anterior chamber. An endothelial cell density reduction was observed over 18 months. Thus, the implant was removed. In the short-term after surgery, the endothelial cell loss rate reduced. Conclusion: XEN Gel Implant can dislocate into the anterior chamber, increasing endothelial cell loss in an eye already underwent multiple surgical procedures with subsequent adverse events. Therefore, if the implant seems displaced, the endothelial cell density should be monitored, and the length of the free-tube segment within the anterior chamber should be measured, during the patient’s follow-up.

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A novel human donor cornea preservation cocktail incorporating a thermo-reversible gelation polymer (TGP), enhancing the corneal endothelial cell density maintenance and explant culture of corneal limbal cells

Biotechnology Letters ◽

10.1007/s10529-021-03116-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bhuvaneshwari Namitha ◽

Munusamy Rajendran Chitra ◽

Mathevan Bhavya ◽

Periasamy Parikumar ◽

Shojiro Katoh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cell ◽

Cell Density ◽

Corneal Thickness ◽

Explant Culture ◽

Endothelial Cell Density ◽

P Value ◽

Specular Microscopy ◽

Human Donor ◽

Corneal Preservation

Abstract Purpose McCarey-Kaufman’s (MK) medium and Optisol-GS medium are the most commonly employed media for human donor corneal preservation. In this study, we evaluated the preservation efficacy of discarded human donor corneas using a Thermo-reversible gelation polymer (TGP) added to these two media. Methods Thirteen human corneal buttons collected from deceased donors, which were otherwise discarded due to low endothelial cell density (ECD) were used. They were stored in four groups: MK medium, MK medium with TGP, Optisol-GS and Optisol-GS with TGP at 4 °C for 96 h. Slit lamp examination and specular microscopy were performed. Corneal limbal tissues from these corneas were then cultured using explant methodology one with and the other without TGP scaffold, for 21 days. Results MK + TGP and Optisol-GS + TGP preserved corneas better than without TGP, which was observed by maintenance of ECD which was significantly higher in Optisol-GS + TGP than MK + TGP (p-value = 0.000478) and corneal thickness remaining the same for 96 h. Viable corneal epithelial cells could be grown from the corneas stored only in MK + TGP and Optisol-GS + TGP. During culture, the TGP scaffold helped maintain the native epithelial phenotype and progenitor/stem cell growth was confirmed by RT-PCR characterization. Conclusion TGP reconstituted with MK and Optisol—GS media yields better preservation of human corneal buttons in terms of relatively higher ECD maintenance and better in vitro culture outcome of corneal limbal tissue. This method has the potential to become a standard donor corneal transportation-preservation methodology and it can also be extended to other tissue or organ transportation upon further validation.

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