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Tello A, Galvis V, Berrospi RD, Marrugo AG, Quintero F, Prada AM, Romero LA. Letter Regarding: Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Criteria and Severity Classification for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy. Cornea 2024; 43:e11-e12. [PMID: 38537111 DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000003539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Alejandro Tello
- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Centro Oftalmológico Virgilio Galvis, Floridablanca, Colombia
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL, Floridablanca, Colombia
- Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Centro Oftalmológico Virgilio Galvis, Floridablanca, Colombia
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL, Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Centro Oftalmológico Virgilio Galvis, Floridablanca, Colombia
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL, Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Centro Oftalmológico Virgilio Galvis, Floridablanca, Colombia
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL, Floridablanca, Colombia
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Safi T, Daas L, Kiefer GL, Sharma M, Ndiaye A, Deru M, Alexandersson J, Seitz B. Semiquantitative Criteria in the Eye Bank That Correlate with Cornea Guttata in Donor Corneas. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2021; 238:680-687. [PMID: 34157770 DOI: 10.1055/a-1498-1846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cornea guttata may not be recognized in the eye bank and recent studies have displayed that guttae are transplanted in about 15% of cases in varying severities. The purpose of this study was to establish semiquantitative criteria for the detection of cornea guttata in donor corneas in the eye bank. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, preoperative endothelial pictures of donor corneas were collected and classified according to the post-penetrating keratoplasty cornea guttata grade into three distinct groups: group 1 consists of healthy corneas with no guttae (guttata grade 0); group 2 constitutes corneas with mild asymptomatic cornea guttata (guttata grade +); and group 3 comprises corneas with advanced widespread cornea guttata (guttata grade ++/+++/++++). The preoperative pictures of each group were then individually analyzed using the following five semiquantitative criteria: The number and the area of the cell-depleted surfaces, the presence of less than 50% of the cells having a hexagonal or a circular shape, the presence of cell membrane defects and interruptions, the presence of blebs in the cell membrane, and the presence of groups of cells with a distinct whitish color. RESULTS In total, 262 patients were included in this study, with a total number of 1582 preoperative donor corneal endothelial pictures. Out of those pictures, groups 1, 2, and 3 encompassed 995 (62.9%), 411 (26.0%), and 176 (11.1%) pictures, respectively. Three out of the five eye bank criteria were found to correlate with postoperative cornea guttata with a highly significant p value of < 0.001. These three criteria are the presence of less than 50% of the cells having a hexagonal or a circular shape, the presence of cell membrane defects and interruptions and, the presence of blebs. The presence of groups of cells with a distinct whitish color was only a weak predictive factor for cornea guttata (p = 0.069). There was no statistically significant correlation between the number and the area of cell-depleted surfaces and postoperative cornea guttata with a p = 0.181. CONCLUSION Three semiquantitative criteria that can be detected in the eye bank using inverted light microscopy seem to correlate with postoperative cornea guttata: The presence of blebs, the presence of cell membrane defects and interruptions, as well as endothelial pictures with less than 50% of the cells having a hexagonal of circular shape. The presence of groups of cells with a distinct whitish color appears to be a weak predictor of cornea guttata.
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- Tarek Safi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Hospital and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Hospital and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Assistants, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence Saarbrucken Branch, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Assistants, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence Saarbrucken Branch, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Assistants, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence Saarbrucken Branch, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Assistants, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence Saarbrucken Branch, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Department of Cognitive Assistants, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence Saarbrucken Branch, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Hospital and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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The impact of corneal guttata on the results of cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg 2019; 45:803-809. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fasce F, Spinelli A, Bolognesi G, Rossi M, Gemma M. Comparison of BD Multivisc™ with the Soft Shell Technique in Cases with Hard Lens Nucleus and Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy. Eur J Ophthalmol 2018; 17:709-13. [DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- F. Fasce
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital San Raffaele, Milano - Italy
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Comparison of the Center and Flex-Center Methods of Corneal Endothelial Cell Analysis in the Presence of Guttae. Cornea 2017; 36:1514-1520. [DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000001334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rizwan M, Peh GS, Adnan K, Naso SL, Mendez AR, Mehta JS, Yim EKF. In Vitro Topographical Model of Fuchs Dystrophy for Evaluation of Corneal Endothelial Cell Monolayer Formation. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:2896-2910. [PMID: 27701826 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A common indication for corneal transplantation, which is the most transplanted tissue, is a dysfunctional corneal endothelium due to Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (FED). FED is diagnosed by the presence of in vivo pathological microtopography on the Descemet membrane, which is called corneal guttata. Minimally invasive corneal endothelial cell regenerative procedures such as endothelial cell injection therapy and Rho kinase inhibitor pharmacotherapy have been proposed as alternatives to conventional corneal transplantation for FED patients. However, the effect of guttata on monolayer reformation following such therapies is unknown and there is no equivalent in vitro or animal model to study monolayer reformation. Using a synthetic guttata FED disease model, the formation of the monolayer is investigated to evaluate the efficacy of both therapies. Results obtained suggest that guttata dimensions, density, and spacing greatly affect the fate of corneal endothelial cells in terms of migratory behavior and monolayer reformation. Densely packed synthetic guttata mimicking late-stage FED hinders monolayer reformation, while synthetic guttata of lower height and density show improved monolayer formation. These results suggest that severity of the FED, as determined by height and density of existing guttata, can potentially attenuate corneal endothelial monolayer formation of corneal cell injection therapy and pharmacotherapy.
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- Muhammad Rizwan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117583
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; Agency for Science; Technology and Research (A*STAR); Singapore 138634
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- Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group; Singapore Eye Research Institute; Singapore 169856
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; Singapore 169857
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- Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group; Singapore Eye Research Institute; Singapore 169856
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- Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group; Singapore Eye Research Institute; Singapore 169856
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117583
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- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; Singapore 169857
- Singapore National Eye Centre; Singapore 168751
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117583
- Department of Surgery; National University of Singapore, Singapore; Mechanobiology Institute; National University of Singapore; Singapore 117411
- Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Waterloo; Waterloo Ontario Canada N2L 3G1
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Moshirfar M, Ollerton A, Semnani RT, Hsu M. Radial keratotomy associated endothelial degeneration. Clin Ophthalmol 2012; 6:213-8. [PMID: 22347792 PMCID: PMC3280102 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s28820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose To describe the presentation and clinical course of eyes with a history of radial keratotomy (RK) and varying degrees of endothelial degeneration. Methods Retrospective case series were used. Results Thirteen eyes (seven patients) were identified with clinical findings of significant guttata and a prior history of RK. The mean age of presentation for cornea evaluation was 54.3 years (range: 38–72 years), averaging 18.7 years (range: 11–33 years) after RK. The presentation of guttata varied in degree from moderate to severe. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ranged from 20/25 to 20/80. All patients had a history of bilateral RK, except one patient who did not develop any guttata in the eye without prior RK. No patients reported a family history of Fuch’s Dystrophy. One patient underwent a penetrating keratoplasty in one eye and a Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in the other eye. Conclusions RK may induce a spectrum of endothelial degeneration. In elderly patients, the findings of guttata may signify comorbid Fuch’s dystrophy in which RK incisions could potentially hasten endothelial decomposition. In these select patients with stable cornea topography and prior RK, DSAEK may successfully treat RK endothelial degeneration.
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- Majid Moshirfar
- John A Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Doughty MJ, Jonuscheit S, Button NF. Assessment of the reliability of endothelial cell-density estimates in the presence of pseudoguttata. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011; 250:111-21. [PMID: 21912904 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-011-1812-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this work is to assess the reliability of endothelial cell-density (ECD) estimates in corneas with different severity pseudoguttata. METHODS Specular microscopy was undertaken on grade 1, 2, or 3 pseudoguttata patients and age-matched controls aged 52-83 years. On high magnification prints of central cornea, areas of complete cells (all sides visible) and partial 'cells' (one or more sides obscured) were measured manually. Sets of 45 complete cells were selected, as well as 75 cells that were a mixture of complete and partial cells on guttate endothelia. ECD was calculated by a progressive averaging technique. RESULTS Each group comprised 12 patients with similar range of ECD values (1,230-4,587 cells/mm(2)). Based on 40 complete cells, ECD could be estimated to within ±3.1% for grade 3 pseudoguttata versus ±2.0% for controls. If a mixture of complete and partial cells were measured, ECD could be estimated to within ±2.8% for grade 3 pseudoguttata images (n = 70 cells) and ±1.1% for controls. The estimated variability increases to substantial levels of ±20% if only ten cells were measured. No statistical differences in ECD were noted between guttate and normal endothelia if only complete cells were measured, but could be different if partial 'cells' were included. CONCLUSIONS Providing adequate numbers of complete cells are measured and in the absence of obvious polymegathism, ECD estimates can be made to within around ±3% in the presence of typical but significant pseudoguttata.
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- Michael J Doughty
- Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow-Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 OBA, Scotland.
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PURPOSE To present the results of a national survey on bullous keratopathy (BK) in Japan. METHODS A cross-sectional national survey was conducted for 963 eyes with BK seen between 1999 and 2001 by members of the Japan Cornea Society. Demographic characteristics, type of surgery, complications, and postoperative outcome were analyzed. RESULTS BK accounted for 24.2% (963 eyes) of total keratoplasties performed during the period. Graft clarity was maintained in 77.4% of cases, and immunologic rejection and elevated intraocular pressure was noted in 10.8% and 15.3%, respectively. Cataract surgery was the most common cause of BK (n = 428, 44.4%), and phacoemulsification and aspiration were performed in approximately 40% of cases. BK secondary to laser iridotomy (LI) was the second most common cause of BK (n = 225, 23.4%). LI was performed as a prophylactic measure in approximately one half of these cases. BK developed with a mean duration of 6.8 years after LI. Fuchs dystrophy was the cause of BK in 18 eyes (1.9%). CONCLUSIONS The causes of BK in Japan are considerably different from those in other Western countries. LI-related BKs showed a remarkably high number, whereas Fuchs dystrophy was observed only rarely.
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- Jun Shimazaki
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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Giasson CJ, Graham A, Blouin JF, Solomon L, Gresset J, Melillo M, Polse KA. Morphometry of Cells and Guttae in Subjects With Normal or Guttate Endothelium With a Contour Detection Algorithm. Eye Contact Lens 2005; 31:158-65. [PMID: 16021003 DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000165286.05080.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a semiautomatic method to analyze morphology of cells and guttae in corneal endothelium. METHODS Specular endothelial pictures from 42 and 21 subjects with healthy and guttate corneas, respectively, were analyzed independently by two observers with cell contour-extracting routines. One observer also analyzed healthy endothelia with the Corner method (Bambi). Differences between observers and between methods in mean cell area (MCA), coefficient of variation (CV), and percentage of cells with five, six, or seven sides were tested for significance with paired t tests. The Contour analysis of pictures with guttae included their mean area. RESULTS There were no significant differences in MCA, CV, or the percentage of cells with five, six, or seven sides between the measurements obtained on repeated analysis by the same observer or on a second analysis performed by a different observer with the Contour method. However, the differences between the Contour and Bambi methods were statistically significant for MCA (337.5 +/- 37.7 vs. 327.7 +/- 36.5), CV (0.32 +/- 0.05 vs. 0.30 +/- 0.05), and percentage of cells with six and seven sides, but not for the percentage of five-sided cells. In subjects with guttata, the MCA was 561 +/- 170 microm, and the mean area of guttae was 1,538 +/- 849 microm. CONCLUSIONS This detection algorithm is repeatable and reproducible, and it generates a cell border overlay useful in analyzing the morphology of cells and guttae. The analysis of corneal guttae could become a useful follow-up procedure to discriminate between patients with corneal guttata and Fuchs dystrophy.
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- Claude J Giasson
- School of Optometry and Research Unit in Vision Health, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
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