35 eyes with 3.2 mm incision mean values ± SD (range)
47 eyes with 4.1 mm incision mean values + SD (range)
Baseline ECD(cell/mm2)
2678 ± 155
(3214-2506)
2705 ± 162
(3012-2530)
ECD one year after DSAEK(cell/mm2)
1635 ± 404
(1993-690)
1844 ± 312
(2203-852)
Endothelial cell loss (%)
39 ± 15%
(23 - 75%)
32 ± 10%
(28 - 65%)
Table 2: Endothelial cell density (ECD) before (baseline) and one year after
DSAEK using the pull-through insertion technique with a 3.2 mm and 4.1 mm
corneal incisions.