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Daire Hurley, ESCRS Winter 2022: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

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Published Online: Mar 15th 2022

Dr Daire Hurley (Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland) discusses the findings from his systematic review and meta-analysis comparing ultrathin descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty and descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty and explains the impact on clinical decision making for individual patients.

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  1. Could you give us a brief overview of Ultrathin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)? 00:13-00:56
  2. What is known about the comparative visual outcomes and endothelial cell loss of the two techniques? 00:56-01:24
  3. What were the aims and methodology of this systematic review and meta-analysis? 01:24-01:50
  4. What were the findings of the study? 01:50-02:54
  5. How will these findings impact on clinical decision making for individual patients? 02:54-03:40

Disclosures: Dr Daire Hurley has no actual or potential conflicts of interest in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the ESCRS Winter 2022 meeting

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