Corneal endothelial keratoplasty for the treatment of corneal endothelial dysfunction
Brito V, Ciapponi A, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, García Martí S, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, López A, Rey-Ares L
Record ID 32016000889
Spanish
Authors' recommendations:
Evidence of moderate quality assessing the efficacy of endothelial keratoplasty for the treatment of corneal endothelial dysfunction was identified.
Endothelial keratoplasty compared with penetrating keratoplasty achieves a significantly better corrected visual acuity, but it is accompanied by a significantly shorter transplant survival, specially at less experienced centers, when the number of endothelial cells from the donor's tissue is low or there are concomitant infectious processes or glaucoma.
The clinical practice guidelines identified consider endothelial keratoplasty only in the presence of pure corneal endothelial dysfunction, and at centers with adequate technological training.
The coverage policies found consider endothelial keratoplasty for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction when there is no other condition at corneal level.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Cornea
- Corneal Transplantation
- Vascular Diseases
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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